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ASIC investigates Nuix boss over $236,000 share purchase
ASIC 2023-05-17 4:02 pm By Cindy Cameronne

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission has launched an investigation into whether Nuix’s current Chief Executive Officer Jonathan Rubinsztein unlawfully bought shares in the company after learning about a potential takeover offer.

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ASIC claims Solvar unit provided unsuitable car loans to vulnerable customers
ASIC 2023-05-17 11:00 pm By Gareth Baker

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission has dragged lender Money3 to court for allegedly failing to properly assess the creditworthiness of low-income individuals before saddling them with $11,000 loans for second-hand car purchases.

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Tech exec subjected to DXC’s ‘unreasonable’ 7-year restraint clause wins appeal
Technology 2023-05-16 10:28 pm By Sam Matthews

An appeals court has found a seven-year non-competition clause in US tech giant DXC Eclipse’s agreement with the former director of Melbourne software firm Sable37, which it acquired in 2018, was unreasonable.

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‘Silly case’ between class action applicant, funder settles
Class Actions 2023-05-16 4:24 pm By Christine Caulfield

A clash between a class action applicant and a litigation funder over $1.2 million in claimed expenses has settled, after a judge ordered the sides to personally attend mediation.

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UFG to pay $5M for misleading gym franchisees about ‘near valueless’ businesses
Franchises 2023-05-16 4:24 pm By Cindy Cameronne

The company behind the Ultimate Fighting Championship gym franchise has been ordered to pay $5 million to three franchisees after a judge found it misled them about businesses which were “near valueless” and unlikely to make profit. 

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PFAS class action settles for $132.7M on eve of trial
Catherine Gleeson 2023-05-15 10:44 am By Cindy Cameronne

One of the two remaining class actions against the Department of Defence over the use of alleged toxic firefighting foam at military bases across the country has settled for $132.7 million on the eve of trial, with the final case going back to mediation.

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Directed Electronics wins $3.27M in Hanhwa trade secrets case, with damages still to come
Intellectual Property 2023-05-15 2:09 pm By Sam Matthews

Automotive electronics company Directed Electronics is set to claw back $3.27 million in commission payments made to a former manager through a secret side agreement with South Korean giant Hanhwa, with a ruling on damages still to come in the five-year case.

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PwC appoints Ziggy Switkowski to investigate tax leaks scandal
Investigation 2023-05-15 11:01 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

PricewaterhouseCoopers has appointed former Telstra CEO Ziggy Switkowski to investigate the tax leaks scandal that has engulfed the firm.

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NextEra sues Spain in Australia to enforce $472M arbitration award
Arbitration 2023-05-15 4:12 pm By Cindy Cameronne

A Dutch renewable energy company has brought proceedings in the Federal Court to enforce a $472 million arbitration award against Spain over changes to its energy policies, after the country lost a similar case in the High Court. 

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Opal Tower class action funder’s appeal of cuts to commission falls flat
Class Actions 2023-05-12 11:13 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

An appeals court has shot down funder Augusta’s challenge to a decision that cut its commission in the Opal Tower class action, putting funders on notice that they will have to marshal compelling evidence to win approval for their returns from an increasingly watchful court.

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