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Macquarie breached obligations over Shield fund, court finds in ASIC case
Macquarie Investment Management breached its obligations after its members invested $321 million in Keystone Asset Management's failed Shield fund, a court has found, but the super trustee will not pay a penalty.
Ex-Humm Group chair seeks review of Takeovers Panel ruling
Former chair of fintech Humm Group, Andrew Abercrombie, is seeking review of a Takeovers Panel ruling that found he misled investors about a takeover bid by Credit Corp.
Medibank slams ‘illogical’ ruling on Deloitte report in data breach class action
Medibank has criticised a judge’s finding that legal professional privilege did not attach to a Deloitte report commissioned in the wake of a massive data breach, arguing she came to an “illogical” conclusion. 
Australian Crawl founders in trade mark fight with ex-drummer
The founders of rock band Australian Crawl have taken their former drummer to court, alleging he registered the band's trade marks without consulting them.
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Judge OKs invasive testing in $7M row over ‘defective’ Sydney tennis courts
A judge has allowed an engineer to conduct invasive testing on 16 tennis courts in Western Sydney which a local council claims need to be replaced due to defects.
High Court rejects lender’s second bid for judge’s recusal in ASIC case
The High Court has dismissed Sunshine Loans' second attempt to have a judge recuse himself from a penalty hearing in ASIC’s case against the payday lender, despite his criticism of a witness due to give further evidence.
CBA avoids special leave hearing of cross-appeal in High Court cases
The Commonwealth Bank has avoided a separate hearing over its cross-appeal in shareholder class actions that have reached the High Court.
ACCR appeals dismissal of Santos greenwashing case
The Australasian Centre for Corporate Responsibility has appealed the dismissal of its greenwashing case alleging Santos misled investors by falsely representing that it had a plausible path to net zero by 2040.
‘Implausible’ that Australia lied about live exports ban, court told
The Commonwealth has hit back at a class action’s appeal over the government's 2011 live exports ban, denying that it lied to an Indonesian minister about the ban. 
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Glenvill Constructions charged with breaching building insurance laws
Victoria's construction regulator has charged builder Glenvill Construction with breaching new laws requiring builders to hold a domestic building insurance policy before receiving deposits for contracts.