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Ripple blocked from advertising to Australians in PayID trade mark dispute
A court has issued an order restraining US blockchain company Ripple Labs from advertising its PayID system to Aussies, two days after the company agreed to geoblock its website within Australia.
Glencore wins appeal in shipping fee fight with Port of Newcastle
Mining giant Glencore has won its appeal over access charges to Port of Newcastle shipping channels used to export coal from the Hunter Valley.
ASIC takes Linchpin Capital directors to court over mismanaged investment funds
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission has brought legal proceedings against four directors of Linchpin Capital Group, the latest action over the financial services firm that allegedly funnelled $11 million of investor funds into unauthorized business and personal loans.
Judge recuses himself from patent spat over Melbourne parking detector
A  judge has stepped aside from a patent lawsuit brought by tech firm Vehicle Monitoring Systems over a parking system used by the City of Melbourne after finding there may be a "genuine perception" that he could not approach the case with an open mind.
Adani loses bid for ‘extraordinary’ orders to search home of Carmichael mine activist
Coal miner Adani has lost its bid to search the home of a protester seeking to block its Carmichael Mine project in central Queensland, with a court ruling it had not cleared the bar for the “unusual and extraordinary” orders.
Lawyer Alex Elliott seeks recusal of judge in Banksia class action proceedings
The son of controversial class action lawyer Mark Elliott has hired a big gun barrister to represent him in the Banksia class action proceedings and will be asking the judge overseeing the case against him to step aside.
ASIC won’t take action against Commonwealth Bank over AUSTRAC matter
The Australian Securities and Investment Commission will not take action against the Commonwealth Bank of Australia or any of its directors of officers in relation to AUSTRAC proceedings the bank agreed to settle for $700 million in 2018.
CBA hits back at ASIC conflicted remuneration case
The Commonwealth Bank of Australia has denied that it received any benefits through the sale of its Essential Super product, rejecting claims by Australian Securities and Investments Commission that it breached the conflicted remuneration provisions of the Corporations Act.
Boral faces third shareholder class action over US biz disclosures
Construction giant Boral must now contend with three class actions by shareholders alleging it failed to disclose financial problems with its US windows business, but the cases will stay on ice pending a High Court challenge.
Ripple Labs to rebrand in face of PayID trade mark lawsuit
US blockchain technology firm Ripple Labs has said that it will rebrand and block access to allegedly infringing websites as it seeks to rapidly resolve an intellectual property dispute launched over the PayID trade mark.