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Goldsky director pleads guilty to dishonest conduct charges
White Collar 2023-04-17 10:50 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

The director of collapsed Kingscliff-based hedge fund Goldsky has pleaded guilty to five charges of dishonest conduct.

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In loss for Haymarket builder, appeals court says new defect claims not new cause of action
Appeals 2023-04-17 10:25 pm By Sam Matthews

The builder of an allegedly defective Haymarket apartment building has lost an appeal of a decision which found that separate breaches of statutory building warranties do not create individual causes of action.

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Holding Redlich expands property practice with partner from KHQ
Real Estate 2023-04-17 2:31 pm By Christine Caulfield

Law firm Holding Redlich has lured commercial property law expert Dinh Ptok to join its growing property, planning and development group.

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KordaMentha partners fight examination over Arrium administration
Restructuring & Insolvency 2023-04-14 3:38 pm By Cindy Cameronne

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission is fighting a challenge by three KordaMentha partners to the regulatorā€™s decision to allow insurer Atradius to subject them to public examination over their administration of failed steel giant Arrium.

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Nineā€™s truth defence rejected in defamation case by bank boss Peter Schiff
Defamation 2023-04-14 11:27 pm By Sam Matthews

A judge has refused Nineā€™s bid to file a defence which he found was replete with unsupported allegations against Euro Pacific Bank boss Peter Schiff, but has given the broadcaster another chance to argue that defamatory allegations it made against Schiff in a 60 Minutes episode were true.

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‘You are not working at RMIT’: Art school dean fired over Instagram for taking leave, suit says
Education 2023-04-14 11:07 pm By Cindy Cameronne

The former dean of art school LCI Melbourne is seeking over $860,000 in compensation in a case alleging she was unfairly sacked via Instagram direct message because she took paid annual leave during “the most important term of the year”.

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Pendal dodges email production before trial in manager’s adverse action case
Employment 2023-04-14 11:18 pm By Christine Caulfield

Fund manager Pendal Group has fended off calls to produce documents two months out from trial in a case by a portfolio manager who alleges he was threatened with termination while on stress leave, and later made redundant.

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Melbourne University justified in sacking professor over ‘highly inappropriate’ texts: FWC
Employment 2023-04-14 11:17 pm By Sam Matthews

The Fair Work Commission has upheld the firing of a Melbourne University professor who was found to have pursued an inappropriate personal relationship with a former employee who later complained she had been ā€œgroomedā€.

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Directed Electronics appeals partial loss in case over ‘reprehensible’ trade secrets theft
Intellectual Property 2023-04-14 11:38 pm By Christine Caulfield

Car electronics company Directed Electronics has challenged a ruling that partially dismissed its case over the alleged misappropriation of trade secrets by a former manager, who was found to have pocketed $3.6 million in commissions through a secret agreement with rival Hanhwa.

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KPMG points finger at CudeCo, directors in class action over company collapse
Class Actions 2023-04-13 4:33 pm By Cindy Cameronne

KPMG has hit back at a shareholder class action over allegedly misleading statements made ahead of CuDecoā€™s collapse in 2020, placing blame on the defunct mining company, its directors and group members themselves.Ā 

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