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Johnson Winter Slattery picks up Clayton Utz insolvency partner
Johnson Winter Slattery has hired a new partner for the firm's restructuring and insolvency team.
‘Chorus of deflections’: ASIC slams Star board’s ‘apathy’ over AML/CTF breaches
Star Entertainment's management and board cannot shirk responsibility for turning a blind eye to money laundering risks by pointing the finger at each other, ASIC has told a court.
Class action over risky CFDs wins access to customer screening data
A class action against CMC Markets has won access to data thought to reveal that approximately 2,500 customers who failed screening tests for risky financial products were nevertheless permitted to trade. 
Court tosses client’s ‘indefensible’ case against lawyers after fourth repleading
A court has dismissed a client’s attempt to join Kheir Lawyers to an action against Shine Lawyers, after the application -- repleaded for a fourth time -- remained “indefensible".
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Abacus Storage Kings rejects $1.9B takeover offer
Abacus Storage Kings has rejected a $1.9 billion takeover offer from a consortium of Ki Corporation, the family office of South African businessman Nathan Kirsh, and New York Stock Exchange-listed Public Storage.
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Ampol to divest Australia, NZ retail electricity businesses
Petrol giant Ampol has announced it is exiting the retail electricity market in Australia and New Zealand, divesting its assets to AGL and Meridian to direct its focus towards electric vehicle charging and renewable fuels. 
ANZ flex commissions class action asks court not to disturb GCO
The plaintiff in a flex commissions class action against ANZ has asked the court to approve a $85 million settlement, including a 24.5 per cent group costs order, citing the “considerable risk” involved in running the case.
Class action funder Woodsford denies sex discrimination claims by ex-director
Litigation funder Woodsford has responded to a former female director's sex and age discrimination lawsuit, denying the claims and seeking dismissal of the case.
‘An order is an order’: Judge scolds ASIC for failing to file defence in Palmer case
A lawyer for the Australian Securities and Investments Commission has been grilled by a Federal Court judge for failing to file a defence in Clive Palmer's case against the corporate watchdog.