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Start-up off hook for broken promises, rules NSW Appeals Court
Securities 2018-02-19 8:49 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

A tech start-up that failed to deliver on a promise that investors would triple their money and was found liable for the entire investment has won a major reversal of the ruling on appeal.

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Vodafone faces US action after trouble with Aussie regulator
Securities 2018-02-16 11:58 am By Cat Fredenburgh

Vodafone has been hit with a class action in the US alleging it failed to inform shareholders that it violated Australian law by selling pre-paid mobile phones without first verifying customers’ identities.

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Royal Bank of Scotland settles class action at 11th hour
Securities 2018-02-15 4:03 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

The Royal Bank of Scotland has reached a settlement in a consumer protection class action on the eve of trial in the Federal Court.

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Billabong judge sets shareholder meeting to ok sale
Corporate 2018-02-14 12:16 pm By Christine Caulfield

The Federal Court judge overseeing the sale of Billabong has set a March date for a meeting of shareholders to weigh the company’s proposed sale to surfwear rival Boardriders.

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Clock’s ticking for Slater & Gordon class members
Business of Law 2017-11-10 10:08 pm By Christine Caulfield

Members of a class action against Slater and Gordon have until Tuesday to make their case against the $36.5 million settlement hammered out by  Maurice Blackburn’s lawyers.

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Corporate penalties to triple under new proposal
News 2017-10-24 12:36 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission could get more teeth under a new proposal by a Turnbull government taskforce released Tuesday, with penalties for corporate crime tripling from $1 million to $3 million.

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