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Court approves $3.5M settlement in Melissa Caddick class action
Class Actions 2025-04-01 2:59 pm By Cindy Cameronne

A judge has approved a $3.5 million settlement in a class action brought by former clients of Sydney fraudster Melissa Caddick.

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Court tosses Clive Palmer’s suits against ex-ASIC chair James Shipton
ASIC 2025-03-31 12:48 pm By Julia Kanapathippillai

A judge has thrown out Clive Palmer’s lawsuits against former Australian Securities and Investments Commission chair James Shipton after finding the claims had no reasonable prospects of success.

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CDPP drops charges against ex-G8 Education director
White Collar 2025-03-20 5:08 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

The CDPP has dropped charges against former G8 Education director Jennifer Hutson related to the ASX-listed childcare company’s 2015 takeover bid for Affinity Education Group.

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‘Too dangerous’: Judge wants express waiver to hear AUSTRAC’s case against Star
Gaming 2025-03-06 11:43 pm By Julia Kanapathippillai

A judge hearing two enforcement cases by regulators against embattled casino operator Star Entertainment has flagged the potential appearance of bias if he continues to preside over both proceedings.

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ASIC can’t halt Clive Palmer’s case over alleged unlawful examination
White Collar 2025-03-04 11:46 pm By Julia Kanapathippillai

ASIC has lost its bid to pause the latest case brought by billionaire Clive Palmer, which alleges compulsory examinations that underpinned a criminal case against him were undertaken for an improper purpose. 

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Former IRExchange execs charged with misleading ASIC
ASIC 2025-03-04 11:05 pm By Andy Sidler

Three former executives of failed online grocery wholesaler IRExchange have been charged with misleading the corporate cop during an investigation into a capital raising.

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High Court won’t hear contempt appeal by Clive Palmer’s nephew
High Court 2025-02-10 10:25 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

The High Court has rejected Clive Palmer’s nephew bid for review of a decision that rejected his bid to dodge contempt proceedings.

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Obeids, Macdonald ask High Court to toss convictions for bid-rigging
Appeals 2025-02-06 11:10 pm By Andy Sidler

Jailed former Labor politicians Ian Macdonald and Eddie Obeid, and his son Moses Obeid, have asked the High Court to toss their convictions for conspiracy to rig a mining exploration tender.

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Banksia silk wants to cross-examine prosecutor’s witnesses in criminal case
White Collar 2025-01-31 11:45 pm By Christine Caulfield

Disgraced barrister Norman O’Bryan will seek to grill two witnesses for the prosecution in a criminal case accusing the former silk of attempting to fraudulently obtain $1.3 million in fees.

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‘I have taken it all’: Lawyer struck off roll after gutting trust account
Legal Ethics 2025-01-20 11:14 pm By Julia Kanapathippillai

A Sydney lawyer who was found to have fleeced nearly $500,000 from his clients’ trust accounts has been declared unfit for the profession.

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