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Forum directors funnelled millions to buy luxury cars, jewellery and racehorses, court told
Westpac has released further details of its fraud claim against Bill Papas, founder of the Forum Group of Companies, painting a picture of an elaborate scheme to misappropriate $254 million to buy real estate, jewellery, luxury cars, racehorses and European football teams.
Baker McKenzie negligent in advising on Chinese lender’s failed Aussie launch, court hears
Baker McKenzie has been accused of negligence in a cross claim by Chinese lender Aoyin, which faces a lawsuit by accounting giant PricewaterhouseCoopers for unpaid fees over advice related to a failed bid to launch a bank in Australia.
Apple asks High Court to undo ‘radical’ Epic Games decision
The Full Federal Court took a "radical" and unorthodox approach with far-reaching consequences by keeping Apple's competition dispute with Fortnite game maker Epic Games in Australia, the Silicon Valley giant has told the High Court.
Senate passes controversial changes to continuous disclosure laws
Controversial legislation advanced by the Morrison government that will weaken the country's continuous disclosure laws and make it harder to bring shareholder class actions has cleared the Senate.
TerraCom files court action to keep PwC report from ASIC investigators
Mining company TerraCom has asked a court to rule on the privilege status of a report by PriceWaterhouseCoopers, produced in reponse to "serious allegations" by a former employee over the falsification of coal quality results.
‘Very disappointed’: ACCC accuses Telstra, Optus and TPG of misleading NBN customers
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission has brought legal action against three major Australian internet providers for allegedly misleading hundreds of thousands of NBN customers.
Financial fraudster dodges conviction following ASIC investigation
The former director of Sydney financial planning practice Hillross Bella Vista has been conditionally released without a conviction recorded after pleading guilty to falsifying documents uncovered during an investigation by the Australian Securities and Investments Commission.
Judge wants to hear AUSTRAC class actions against CBA before he retires, literally
The judge overseeing class actions against Commonwealth Bank over its money laundering compliance failures has threatened to force the parties to go to trial by a certain date if they can't agree to "sensible" time limits to ready the case for hearing, noting he would reach retirement age in 2024.
OAIC launches investigation into Optus data breach
The Office of the Australian Information Commissioner is investigating whether Optus breached privacy law after the telco wrongly published customers’ personal details in the White Pages in 2019.
COVID-19 delays judgment in ACCC’s long-running case against private college Phoenix
Sydney's ongoing COVID-19 lockdown has created "logistical" difficulties delaying the release of a long awaited judgment in the ACCC's consumer law case against collapsed private college Phoenix Institute, which was accused of misleading students through the marketing of its courses.