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Beacon Minerals project manager sentenced for insider trading
A former project manager who enlisted two associates to buy 11 million shares in Beacon Minerals before the market knew it had struck gold has been sentenced to one year in prison following a guilty plea. 
Cosette says Mayne’s ‘choose your own adventure’ pleading can’t stand
Cosette wants to strike out Mayne Pharma’s claim for damages over their thwarted $672 million merger, arguing it creates a multiplicity of cases in which various shareholder groups' interests conflict.
Cosmetic surgery class action reaches settlement
A settlement has been struck in a negligence class action against cosmetic surgeon Daniel Lanzer and his clinic over alleged botched surgeries.
Court orders CashnGo to pay $3.5M penalty in ASIC case
A Federal Court judge has ordered small loan provider CashnGo to pay $3.5 million after it admitted to using unfair terms in customer contracts.
Meat & Livestock can bring cross-claim in bovine gene patent case
Industry standards group Meat & Livestock Australia can bring a cross-claim for indemnity against the Agricultural Business Research Institute while defending a case alleging it infringed a patent for inferring bovine gene traits.
Meta denies being ‘against’ app developers in start-up’s competition trial
Instagram owner Meta denies that it engaged in anti-competitive conduct when it barred a social media marketing start-up from accessing the platform in 2019, saying it had the right to terminate due to breaches of its terms of use. 
Judge called out for ‘unequivocally incorrect’ criminal accusation against lawyers
An appeals court has found that a judge misapprehended the Evidence Act by saying the legal team in a dispute over $100 million in land may be complicit in obtaining evidence unlawfully, and that there was no need for the lawyers to withdraw from the case. 
Tesla’s ‘highly confidential’ systems at issue in self-driving cars class action
A judge has suggested an expert should access Tesla’s "highly, highly confidential" internal live systems amid complaints by a class action that the car maker's discovery of technical documents is inadequate.
ASIC seeks $30M penalty against Hollard Insurance over claim delays
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission is seeking $30 million in penalties in its case against Hollard Insurance over delays in assessing the claims of a couple over damage to their home from a storm. 
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Forte Sydney director says iProsperity owed $6M in construction costs
A director of Forte Sydney Constructions says she chased iProsperity "every day" for $6 million in unpaid construction costs for a Ryde residential project, as trial kicks off in a case by the defunct developer's liquidator.