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Court finds trader was defamed by ASIC but throws out $10M lawsuit
Defamation 2021-06-30 5:38 pm By Miklos Bolza

Canadian trader Daniel Schlaepfer has suffered a loss in his $10 million defamation case against ASIC, with an appeals court tossing the lawsuit despite finding the regulator defamed him and his firm by accusing them of unlawful market manipulation.

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ASIC drops investigation into company that filed $10M defamation lawsuit
Financial Services 2020-10-07 5:09 pm By Miklos Bolza

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission has dropped its investigation into trading firm Select Vantage, which brought an unsuccessful $10 million defamation suit against the regulator.

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Appeals court overturns ban on Black Lives Matter protest
COVID-19 2020-06-05 9:10 pm By Miklos Bolza

The Court of Appeal for the NSW Supreme Court on Saturday overturned a ruling that banned this weekend’s Black Lives Matter protest, saying the rally was an authorised public assembly.

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Canadian trader seeks to revive $10M defamation case against ASIC
Defamation 2020-02-11 10:47 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

A Canadian trader is appealing a ruling that threw out his $10 million defamation case against the Australian Securities and Investments Commission over allegedly defamatory communications the regulator sent to major stockbrokers.

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ASIC dodges $10M defamation suit as judge points finger at traders
Defamation 2019-11-26 5:05 pm By Miklos Bolza

ASIC has successfully defended a $10 million defamation case brought by a Canadian trader, with a judge finding any loss experienced was due to his firm’s traders manipulating the market.

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Google gets contempt of court charge set aside in case over defamatory reviews
Defamation 2019-08-13 9:03 pm By Amelia Birnie

A contempt of court prosecution ordered against Google for failing to immediately remove allegedly defamatory online reviews has been thrown out, with a judge saying the internet giant did not act in reckless or negligent disregard of the court’s removal orders.

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Commonwealth planning High Court appeal of Navy class action revival
Appeals 2019-06-14 1:44 pm By Miklos Bolza

The Commonwealth of Australia is preparing a special leave application to the High Court challenging a NSW Court of Appeal decision reviving a class action brought on behalf of sailors over an allegedly broken Navy training promise.

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Select Vantage knew surveillance system was flawed, ASIC defamation trial hears
Defamation 2019-03-26 8:09 pm By Miklos Bolza

Trader Daniel Schlaepfer and his firm Select Vantage were alerted to possible market manipulation and flaws in the company’s surveillance system, the court has heard mid-trial in the case alleging ASIC made defamatory remarks to the trading firm’s major business partners.

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Trader wants over $10M in damages in ASIC defamation case
Defamation 2019-03-21 10:10 pm By Miklos Bolza

Trader Daniel Schlaepfer and his firm Select Vantage are seeking over $10 million in damages from the Australian Securities and Investments Commission in a defamation action against the corporate regulator, a court heard Thursday on the fourth day of trial in the case.

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ASIC caused major trader to ‘vanish’, defamation trial hears
Securities 2019-03-18 8:32 pm By Miklos Bolza

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission made global trading firm Select Vantage “vanish overnight” from the Australian market using slanderous statements based on a lack of evidence, the NSW Supreme Court has heard.

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