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Sportsbet brings class action cross-claim to claw back winnings
Class Actions 2025-11-26 11:50 pm By Andy Sidler

Sportsbet has launched a cross-claim in a class action alleging it provided unlawful in-play betting services, arguing that users of the contentious service should have to pay back their winnings if the lawsuit succeeds. 

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Keystone director challenges liquidator’s $9M proof of debt rebuff
Restructuring & Insolvency 2025-11-26 11:40 pm By Christine Caulfield

The former director of collapsed Keystone Asset Manager — who is under the glare of the corporate regulator over the asset manager’s Shield fund — is appealing the rejection of a $9 million claim on the company.

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Labor, Greens strike deal to pass landmark environmental law reform
Energy & Natural Resources 2025-11-27 11:15 pm By Julia Kanapathippillai

Landmark federal environmental law reforms that will up penalties for environmental breaches and fast-track approvals for renewable energy projects are set to pass the Senate.

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Court won’t toss Frankston golf club’s claims over $115M sale
Real Estate 2025-11-27 11:46 pm By Andy Sidler

The purchaser of Frankston’s $115 million Peninsula Kingswood Country Golf Club has lost a summary dismissal bid, with the court calling out its “contrariness” as stymieing the case’s progress without real cause. 

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Northern Beaches wins challenge to approval of seniors living development
Appeals 2025-11-27 11:29 pm By Andy Sidler

A bid for approval of a seniors living complex on Sydney’s northern beaches has stalled after a court found a commissioner ignored mandatory considerations on the mistaken understanding that they conflicted with other planning requirements. 

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Defence firm EOS admits breaches in ASIC action, ex-boss goes to court
ASIC 2025-11-26 11:47 pm By Sam Matthews

Electro Optic Systems has admitted continuous disclosure breaches by failing to reveal a drop in its 2022 revenue forecasts, with ASIC filing a $4 million lawsuit against the defence firm and another against its co-founder.

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Nearly Naked winemaker fends off trade mark challenge
Intellectual Property 2025-11-26 11:48 pm By Andy Sidler

The trademarks office has knocked back Naked Wines’ opposition to an Adelaide winemaker’s Nearly Naked trademark, finding that the popular wine retailer had failed to substantiate its reputation in the industry.

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Government introduces new AFSL requirements for crypto platforms
Cryptocurrency 2025-11-26 11:44 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Crypto platforms will be required to hold an Australian Financial Services Licence under new legislation introduced by the Albanese government.

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Stolen wages judge OKs big jump in Deloitte’s costs, warns against repeat
Class Actions 2025-11-25 11:02 pm By Cindy Cameronne

A judge has approved an increase in the costs of distributing a $180 million settlement in a stolen wages class action but has said more “frankness” is needed in competitive tenders for the administration gig.

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Not a ‘court of taste’: Mark Latham says homophobic tweet not defamatory
Appeals 2025-11-25 11:22 pm By Sam Matthews

A homophobic tweet aimed at independent Sydney MP Alex Greenwich may have approached “vulgar abuse” but was just part of the cut and thrust of Australian political debate, former One Nation politician Mark Latham has said.

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