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iSignthis, former boss breached obligations over ASX disclosures, court finds
Fintech 2024-06-21 11:34 pm By Christine Caulfield

A court has found iSignthis and its former CEO Nickolas John Karantzis breached the Corporations Act in disclosures to the stock market about one-off revenue and the termination of the fintech’s business arrangement with Visa.

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Transurban denies West Gate Tunnel project’s top lawyer made protected complaints
Employment 2024-06-21 11:39 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Toll road operator Transurban denies that the former head of legal for its West Gate Tunnel project exercised a workplace right when she complained that there was a “culture of fear and intimidation” on the project’s commercial team and that the team was  suffering from “chaos and dysfunction”.

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Unlawful detention class action, Commonwealth spar over $27.5M settlement deed
Class Actions 2024-06-21 11:35 pm By Cindy Cameronne

The lead applicant in a class action over the alleged unlawful detention of 240 Indonesian children and the Commonwealth are locked in a battle over the construction of a $27.5 million settlement reached last year.

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Judge rejects Laing O’Rourke’s claim associate’s email created impression of bias
Employment 2024-06-21 11:46 pm By Christine Caulfield

A judge has dismissed a recusal application in an employment case against Laing O’Rourke Australia, which alleged an email from his associate inferred misconduct by a barrister and a Mills Oakley solicitor representing the construction company.

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Contingency fee order in Arrium class action would remain in force in NSW, AG tells High Court
Class Actions 2024-06-20 11:55 pm By Sam Matthews

The NSW Supreme Court would have the power to deal with a contingency fee order made in a class action against KPMG if the accounting firm won its application to move the case from Victoria, making the existence of the order a neutral factor in the transfer bid, the federal Attorney-General has told the High Court.  

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Mired in interlocutory skirmishes, protracted BHP class action just got more entangled
Class Actions 2024-06-20 11:48 pm By Christine Caulfield

BHP wants to appeal a decision giving a class action the OK to fix what a judge accepted was an “inadvertent mistake” that resulted in a ruling — itself the subject of an appeal — which limited the group member definition.

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Complaint retreading old ground against lawyer not oppressive, appeals court says
Legal Ethics 2024-06-20 11:54 pm By Sam Matthews

An appeals court has found that the ACT legal complaints body was entitled to bring a second complaint against a lawyer after a first complaint about the same conduct was summarily dismissed, rejecting an argument that retreading the same ground would be oppressive.

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Nine faces SafeWork NSW inquiries amid allegations of inappropriate behavior
Media 2024-06-20 11:38 pm By Cindy Cameronne

NSW’s workplace health and safety regulator is conducting inquiries into Nine Entertainment amid allegations of inappropriate behaviour by its former news director, as several women in the TV industry mull sexual harassment and discrimination claims.

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Justin Hemmes’ ‘Establishment’ trade mark should be canceled, court told
Intellectual Property 2024-06-20 11:33 pm By Sam Matthews

Brisbane restaurant Establishment 203 has hit back at a trade mark suit brought by Sydney hospitality mogul Justin Hemmes, telling a court that his ‘Establishment’ trade mark should be canceled.

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Lawyer struck from roll after using funds from deceased estates
Legal Ethics 2024-06-20 11:02 pm By Andy Sidler

A Wollongong wills and estates solicitor has been struck from the roll, with the NSW Supreme Court finding it was warranted given the seriousness and extent of the offending, as well as the solicitor’s initial reticence to cooperate with the investigation.

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