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Embattled Sports Flick founder brings $12.7M case against former investors
Corporate 2021-10-25 2:34 pm By Christine Caulfield

The founder of troubled sports streaming start-up Sports Flick has filed a $12.7 million lawsuit against former investors seeking to be reinstated as director and shareholder of the company.

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Arrium class action plaintiffs can’t delay hearing on group costs order
Class Actions 2021-10-22 3:01 pm By Miklos Bolza

The Victorian Supreme Court will push ahead with a hearing for a group costs order in a class action by Arrium shareholders despite requests by the applicants that it be put off until after judgment is issued on the second-ever group costs order request.

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Country Care alleges law firm’s negligent advice led to cartel charges
Professional Negligence 2021-10-22 1:56 pm By Cindy Cameronne

Mobility equipment provider Country Care has taken a law firm to court claiming it gave negligent advice and was responsible for an ACCC price-fixing investigation and subsequent criminal cartel charges.

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Canberra property developer faces class action investigation for rescinding off-the-plan contracts
Class Actions 2021-10-22 3:20 pm By Miklos Bolza

A Canberra-based property developer may be hit with a class action for allegedly engaging in misleading and deceptive practices which caused financial losses to property buyers, including by rescinding or cancelling off-the-plan contracts in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Agrison to pay $284,000 for misleading warranty representations
Competition & Consumer Protection 2021-10-22 6:40 pm By Miklos Bolza

Agricultural equipment supplier Agrison has been ordered to pay a $220,000 pecuniary penalty after admitting to misleading its customers about the terms of its tractor warranties.

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Star Entertainment’s woes worsen with third class action probe
Class Actions 2021-10-21 7:06 pm By Christine Caulfield

A third law firm has launched an investigation into a potential shareholder class action against Star Entertainment Group after a $1 billion share price nosedive on the back of allegations of lax management of anti-terrorism and money laundering risks.

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Plastic surgeon and TikTok celeb can’t stop ABC from airing Four Corners episode
Defamation 2021-10-21 4:36 pm By Christine Caulfield

A plastic surgeon followed by more than 5 million TikTok users has lost an urgent bid to block the ABC from airing an episode of Four Corners about him next Monday.

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Judge extends asset freeze over iSignthis CEO in $10M stoush with tax office
Tax 2021-10-21 3:39 pm By Christine Caulfield

A judge has extended by a week a freezing order over the assets of ISignthis CEO John Karantzis in a dispute with the Australian Taxation Office over a $10.7M alleged tax debt, but a bid to extend the scope of the order to include shares in a Cyprus-based company launched by the fintech businessman has failed for now.

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a2 Milk faces new shareholder class action investigation
Class Actions 2021-10-21 1:32 pm By Miklos Bolza

The a2 Milk Company is facing the prospect of a second shareholder class action over its 2021 financial guidance and subsequent downgrades following Slater & Gordon’s case earlier this month. 

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Ian Macdonald, Obeids sentenced to jail time for bid-rigging conspiracy
White Collar 2021-10-21 6:13 pm By Miklos Bolza

Former NSW Labor Minister Ian Macdonald has been sentenced to at least five years in prison, and Eddie Obeid and his son Moses will go to jail for a non parole period of three years for their conspiracy to rig a tender process and secure a coal mining exploration licence for the Obeids’ land in the Bylong Valley.

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