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Embattled Sydney accountant Vanda Gould has lost his defamation case against the Commissioner of Taxation, with a court finding Chris Jordan’s defamatory comments constituted a “robust”, but proportional, counter-attack to Gould’s public disparagement of the Australian Tax Office.
An ex-Rentokil supply manager has admitted that payments from the pest control company totalling $3.2 million were sent to his bank accounts but has denied this was part of a fraudulent invoicing scheme.
The Federal Court has slugged wealth management firm Colonial First State Investments with a $20 million penalty for misleading almost 13,000 superannuation members about their MySuper entitlements through a "concerted campaign" that lasted two years.
The High Court has thrown out sacked climate skeptic professor Peter Ridd's appeal of his dismissal by James Cook University, finding protection of intellectual freedom is not a “general freedom of speech”.
Struggling mining firm Griffin Coal has been ordered to pay $5.1 million to liquidators of a collapsed mining services company after a judge found it had breached a contractual term not to trade while insolvent.
Insurers have largely succeeded in challenging COVID-19 business interruption losses claimed by a group of small businesses, in an important second test case that could save the industry billions of dollars.
Dick Smith's former CFO will appeal a $43 million judgment in favour of National Australia Bank over his role in the retailer's collapse.
The a2 Milk Company has reached a settlement in its fight against New Zealand-based Open Country's trade mark containing the jealously guarded 'a2', with the rival dairy supplier dropping its successful application to register the mark.
Six of the world's largest car makers have agreed to pay $52 million to settle class actions accusing them of selling cars with deadly Takata airbags.
Pest control company Rentokil has won an urgent bid to freeze its former supply manager’s assets after he allegedly stole $3.2 million from the company by creating false invoices on his work laptop.