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Full Court to hear Dutton defamation case over ‘rape apologist’ tweet
Refugee activist Shane Bazzi has appealed a defamation judgment ordering him to pay $35,000 in damages to Peter Dutton over a tweet which accused the defence minister of being a rape apologist.
Ralan boss to face public grilling by construction group’s liquidators
The founder of construction giant Ralan Group will face public examination in the Federal Court as liquidators continue their investigations into the company's $561 million collapse.
Judge criticises ASIC for treating orders in Westpac case like ‘traffic lights in Naples’
A judge has criticised the Australian Securities and Investments Commission for treating timetabling orders in its insider trading case against Westpac over a $16 billion interest rate swap as though they were “traffic lights in Naples”.
Forum liquidators sue to wind up entity that got $2.6M in Bill Papas ‘loans’
Forum Group's liquidators are seeking to wind up an entity owned by founder Bill Papas that received over $2.6 in "loans" from the alleged fraudster, as they work to recoup almost $400 million allegedly defrauded from three banks.
Rex boss threatened cadets in letter urging ‘fierce loyalty’, appeals court says
Australia’s leading regional airline faces further litigation after an appeals court found it sent a threatening letter to prospective cadet pilots, urging them to stay in cheap, “inappropriate accommodation” in order to demonstrate their commitment to the company.
Careers Australia directors face insolvent trading case over $40M dividend
The liquidator of collapsed vocational education provider Careers Australia has filed a lawsuit against the company’s former directors, including founding CEO of Optus Robert Mansfield, seeking damages for alleged insolvent trading and breach of directors’ duties over a $40 million dividend the company allegedly could not afford.
TWU loses bid to reinstate 1,800 outsourced Qantas workers
A judge has rejected the TWU's request for the reinstatement of around 1,800 outsourced Qantas workers, finding it was inevitable that the airline would retrench the workers again as soon as lawfully possible.
Ex-Antares Energy CEO banned for misleading market about $354M Texas oil sale
The former CEO and chairman of Antares Energy has been banned from managing corporations for four years and hit with a $40,000 penalty for failing to disclose to the market the buyer behind an ill-fated US$254 million acquisition of Texas oil assets.
Court tosses GM’s ‘speculative’ bid to declass Holden dealer class action
General Motors has lost its bid to de-class a representative proceeding brought by former Holden dealers over its decision to retire the iconic brand, with a judge rejecting the car maker's "speculative" argument that it would be prejudiced by further lawsuits after the class action was finalised.
Ian Macdonald, Obeids to spend Christmas in prison
A judge has rejected a request for bail by NSW Labor Minister Ian Macdonald, Eddie Obeid and his son Moses as they appeal their convictions for conspiring to rig a tender process and secure a coal mining exploration licence for the Obeids' land in the Bylong Valley.