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Judge slashes compensation with $50M payout in WestConnex land dispute
Real Estate 2019-07-18 9:01 pm By Miklos Bolza

Two companies owned by the ex-director of Dial A Dump have failed in a bid to secure $584 million in compensation for land compulsorily acquired by the NSW Government for the WestConnex project, with the court granting them less than 10 per cent of that amount.

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Judge dismisses ‘puzzling’ bid to boot FW Projects liquidators
Restructuring & Insolvency 2019-07-18 8:49 pm By Miklos Bolza

Two construction companies have lost what a court has called a “puzzling” bid to oust the liquidators of collapsed FW Projects amidst a legal battle in the NSW Supreme Court over the property developer’s remaining assets.

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Vocus to refund customers over misleading claims for second time in a month
Competition & Consumer Protection 2019-07-18 5:01 pm By Amelia Birnie

Vocus Group’s energy brands Dodo and CovaU have promised to refund their customers after being been fined more than $50,000 by the consumer watchdog over allegedly misleading claims about percentage discounts on energy plans.

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ASIC wants ban on unsolicited insurance sales calls
Insurance 2019-07-18 4:03 pm By Amelia Birnie

The corporate watchdog has proposed a complete ban on unsolicited telephone sales of life insurance and consumer credit insurance, as an urgent placeholder ahead of wider reforms recommended after last year’s banking royal commission.

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Celebrity chef George Calombaris back-pays $7.8 million to underpaid staff
Employment 2019-07-18 2:24 pm By Amelia Birnie

The Melbourne restaurant group founded by celebrity chef George Calombaris has back-paid $7.8 million to more than 500 workers, after a Fair Work investigation uncovered significant staff underpayments.

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Guy Sebastian’s former manager admits to owing singer money, court hears
Entertainment 2019-07-18 1:25 pm By Miklos Bolza

Titus Day, former manager of pop star Guy Sebastian, admits that certain payments for promotional work should have been made to the singer, a court has heard.

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Shifting sands: orders for defendants to produce insurance policies in class actions
Expert Insights 2019-07-17 11:22 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

We have started to see the Federal Court use its discretionary powers in respect of class actions to order defendants to disclose their insurance policies to plaintiffs. The emergence of these disclosure orders is an example of the flexible and pragmatic approach increasingly being adopted by the Federal Court in class actions, say Johnson Winter & Slattery’s Frances Dreyer and Nicholas Briggs.

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CEO taken to court for allegedly paying nanny $2.33 an hour
Employment 2019-07-17 10:12 pm By Christine Caulfield

The CEO of a property development company faces enforcement action by the Fair Work Ombudsman for allegedly paying his nanny $2.33 an hour for over 100 hours of work a week.

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Liquidator admits ‘significant deficiencies’ and agrees to 10-year ban
Restructuring & Insolvency 2019-07-17 10:07 pm By Miklos Bolza

Veritas Advisory liquidator David Iannuzzi has admitted to “quite significant deficiencies” in his conduct as a liquidator and agreed to a 10-year ban from serving as an insolvency practitioner.

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APRA to get new super powers to crack down on rogue funds
Financial Services 2019-07-17 7:09 pm By Amelia Birnie

The Australian Prudential Regulation Authority will be given a raft of new disqualification powers over inappropriate directors and senior executives, after a report criticised the financial regulator’s preference to engage with regulated entities “behind the scenes”.

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