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Judge says HelloFresh customers shouldn’t be cross-examined at trial
A judge has expressed concerns about plans to cross-examine consumer witnesses in the ACCC's subscriptions trap case against meal delivery companies HelloFresh and YouFoodz, saying they "shouldn't be put through that".
AustralianSuper agrees to $30M fine over death benefit failures
Australian Super has agreed to pay a $30 million fine in ASIC proceedings over delays in processing almost 7,000 death benefit claims, but a judge has said he does not have enough information to approve the deal. 
FWC tosses claim by former Cisco senior lawyer
The Fair Work Commission has found that a former senior lawyer for Cisco was not forced to resign, despite protracted disputes with the company over his health, pay and position.
Choosi misled customers about comparison service, judge says
In a win for ASIC, a judge has found Choosi misrepresented that its service compared policies from a range of funeral and life insurers, when just two brands were compared.
Former Sequoia boss banned for 10 years over Shield, First Guardian
Former Sequoia CEO Garry Crole has been disqualified for 10 years for his oversight of subsidiary Interprac, whose representatives advised thousands of clients to invest in the failed First Guardian and Shield funds.
Melbourne Uni loses challenge to professor’s reinstatement
The University of Melbourne has lost its appeal of a decision ordering it to reinstate an academic who was sacked for allegedly harassing a female colleague.
ASIC reveals 3 KPMG probes, 500 audit complaints against Big Four
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission is reviewing 551 audit-related complaints against KPMG, PwC, Deloitte and EY as part of surveillance triggered by the recent whistleblower scandal.
ASIC remains ‘concerned’ about private credit market
As residential developer Bathla struggles to secure more funds to stay afloat, the Australian Securities and Investments Commissionr told a senate committee hearing it had been concerned about the private credit market for the past 24 months.
Price-fixing parties should have met ‘without bread and water’ until conferral complete: judge
A judge has scolded the parties in a price-fixing case against Downer EDI's Spotless and Ventia for not conferring long enough to finalise critical documents ahead of trial, saying he should have ordered they stay in a room "without bread and water" until the task was complete.