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Chinese crypto miner wins return of equipment in five-way stoush
Cryptocurrency 2023-02-24 10:26 pm By Sam Matthews

A Chinese crypto miner has won its equipment back, for now, after a Melbourne business it charged with looking after the machines allegedly allowed four other businesses to access them, culminating in a five-way stoush involving an ambulance and police.

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ASIC alleges RACQ misled customers about insurance discounts
Insurance 2023-02-24 2:39 pm By Sam Matthews

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission has instituted court proceedings against the insurance arm of Queenslandā€™s peak motoring body alleging it misled customers about their entitlement to discounts on a range of insurance products.

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$192.5M oil spill class action settlement gets nod, but firm’s cut to be decided
Class Actions 2023-02-23 2:10 pm By Sam Matthews

A judge has approved a $192.5 million settlement in an oil spill class action on behalf of Indonesian seaweed farmers, but the slice for the law firm running the action and its litigation funder remains to be determined amid allegations of negligence by the former lead applicant in the case.

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ACCC loses appeal in ‘fanciful’ NSW Ports competition case
Competition & Consumer Protection 2023-02-23 1:23 pm By Cindy Cameronne

The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission has lost its challenge to a decision that tossed its case alleging NSW Ports stymied competition when it signed a 50-year agreement with the state to privatise two ports.Ā 

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ClearLoans hit with $6M penalty in ASIC’s first COVID-19 case
COVID-19 2023-02-23 4:05 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Personal lender ClearLoans and its parent company have been hit with $6 million in penalties for violating consumer credit protections laws, including by failing to respond to financial hardship notices from debtors during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Sparke Helmore wins reversal of $285,000 negligence judgment
Appeals 2023-02-22 4:30 pm By Sam Matthews

An appeals court has thrown out a $285,000 negligence judgment against Sparke Helmore over two sales contracts worth $1.5 million and rejected a NSW developerā€™s attempts to squeeze the law firm for a heftier damages bill.

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TFS pelvic mesh class action reaches partial settlement
Class Actions 2023-02-22 12:48 pm By Sam Matthews

A class action filed on behalf of women injured by allegedly defective pelvic mesh products has reached a settlement with the insurer of defunct device maker TFS Manufacturing.

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Full Court urged to toss ASICā€™s ā€˜fatalā€™ appeal in CBA conflicted remuneration case
Financial Services 2023-02-22 5:46 pm By Cindy Cameronne

The Commonwealth Bank of Australia has urged the Full Court to toss ASIC’s challenge to a decision dismissing its conflicted remuneration case over the bankā€™s sale of its Essential Super product, saying the appeal suffered from ā€œfatalā€ flaws.

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Sunwater asks High Court to hear floods class action coverage spat
Class Actions 2023-02-21 11:20 pm By Christine Caulfield

Dam services provider Sunwater has asked the High Court to take its side in a dispute over insurance coverage for a $440 million class action settlement with victims of the 2010-2011 floods in Queensland.

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BCC loses appeal over $8M trade credit policy to Phoenix financier
Appeals 2023-02-21 1:00 pm By Cindy Cameronne

Insurer Bond & Credit Company has lost its appeal of a decision ordering it to indemnify an Australian non-bank lender that provided $8 million in trade finance to companies in Phoenix Group shortly before its collapse.

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