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AMP says email exchanges with Clayton Utz exaggerated
AMP has hit back against claims in the first of multiple class actions it faces, saying its practice of charging fees for no service did not warrant disclosure to shareholders. And despite sacking its GC for the extent of his exchanges with Clayton Utz over a report into the practice, the company now says the number of interactions was exaggerated.
Daiso fined $355,000 for selling dangerous toys
Japanese retail store Daiso has been fined $355,000 for selling dangerous products, including projectile toys, that did not comply with Australian safety standards.
Macquarie Bank faces 3rd wage suit by financial advisers
Macquarie Bank has been hit with a third lawsuit by financial advisers alleging the bank broke the law by paying them solely in commissions, this one by a dozen Brisbane-based advisers seeking more than $3.25 million in regular wages.
Kalus Kenny Intelex dodges contempt charges in ASIC case
Boutique law firm Kalus Kenny Intelex has escaped contempt of court charges sought by the corporate watchdog alleging it breached orders freezing the assets of clients allegedly involved in a binary options scam.
Google hit with record $6.8B antitrust fine over Android system
Google has been fined a record $6.8 billion by the European Union's antitrust watchdog for imposing restrictions on its Android operating system to maintain its search engine dominance.
Lush to repay workers $2M after ‘monumental mistake’
Cosmetics company Lush Australia will pay back $2 million to thousands of workers after discovering an error in its payroll system dating back to 2010.
Rokt’s software patent to take centre stage in high-stakes hearing
A three-day hearing starts Wednesday in a challenge by marketing technology startup Rokt to an IP Australia decision that rejected its patent application, a closely-watched case that could move the dial on the patentability of software.
GetSwift’s defence says Squire Patton Boggs partly liable
In what is believed to be an unprecedented move, logistics tech startup GetSwift has named law firm Squire Patton Boggs as a "concurrent wrongdoer" in the company's defence of a shareholder class action.
SNF’s decade-long battle over BASF mine patents comes to a close
A patent dispute between SNF and BASF that started in 2008 and went all the way to the High Court has come to an end, with the chemical giants appearing to have settled what remained of their hard-fought battle.
17-yr-old trade mark error can’t be fixed, Full Court rules
Industrial filter manufacturer Vokes has lost its fight to correct a 17-year-old error that removed it as the registered owner of six trade marks, with the Full Federal Court ruling Monday that the Registrar did not have the power to fix the mistake of her own initiative.