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Former Benjamin Hornigold execs face charges over $3.8M in payments
ASIC 2023-03-03 11:10 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Two former executives of investment fund Benjamin Hornigold Limited have been charged with offences related to $3.8 million in payments.

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Facing journalist’s discrimination suit, Ten says sexist culture not unlawful
Employment 2023-03-03 6:28 pm By Cindy Cameronne

Network Ten has fired back at journalist Tegan George’s reworked sex discrimination case, claiming that its alleged failure to prevent a “sexually hostile, demeaning and oppressive” culture was not unlawful under the Fair Work Act.

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Wotton + Kearney hires class action expert from King & Wood Mallesons
Business of Law 2023-03-03 11:38 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Insurance specialist firm Wotton + Kearney has hired a lawyer from King & Wood Mallesons with class action expertise to bolster its litigation defence offering.

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Gunns class action settles with KPMG, former directors
Class Actions 2023-03-02 10:57 pm By Cindy Cameronne

A class action against KPMG and nine former Gunns Plantations directors over the failure of six managed investment schemes for eucalyptus wood in Tasmania has settled for a confidential amount, with a judge poised to approve the deal.

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Daily Mail says Erin Molan’s ‘egregious conduct’ warrants reversal of $150,000 damages award
Defamation 2023-03-02 11:20 pm By Sam Matthews

The Daily Mail has argued that Nine sports presenter Erin Molan should be stripped of a $150,000 defamation damages award because of her history of “seriously egregious conduct” on 2GB’s Continuous Call Team radio show.

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In win for construction industry, court finds SOPA available to insolvent companies
Restructuring & Insolvency 2023-03-02 2:34 pm By Christine Caulfield

In a landmark ruling, the NSW Supreme Court has found the Security of Payment Act is available to insolvent builders to pursue debts, despite an amendment to the law that prevents construction companies in liquidation from enforcing payment claims.

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Court asked to toss Kanye West’s suit against College Dropout Burgers
Intellectual Property 2023-03-02 4:21 pm By Christine Caulfield

A small Melbourne restaurant facing litigation by the US rapper formerly known as Kanye West will seek to have the case dismissed on Friday after the artist failed to meet a deadline for filing evidence.

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Lisa Wilkinson says rape claim against Bruce Lehrmann ‘substantially true’
Defamation 2023-03-01 10:22 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Television presenter Lisa Wilkinson has filed her defence to a defamation suit by accused rapist Bruce Lehrmann, arguing the claim that he raped fellow Liberal staffer Brittany Higgins in Parliament House in 2019 is substantially true.

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Crown owns up to ‘serious and systemic’ breaches of money laundering laws
AUSTRAC 2023-03-01 5:29 pm By Sam Matthews

Casino giant Crown has admitted to a “significant number” of anti-money laundering and counter terrorism breaches in a case brought by AUSTRAC.

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Boost Mobile sues Optus for ‘flagrant’ trade mark infringement
Intellectual Property 2023-03-01 4:40 pm By Cindy Cameronne

Boost Mobile has sued telecommunications giant Singtel Optus, alleging it “misappropriated” its goodwill by marketing services under a similar product name after Boost chose to move its mobile network to Telstra.

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