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Star engaged in ‘inherently deceptive’ practices, unsuitable to hold casino licence: report
Class Actions 2022-09-13 4:21 pm By Cindy Cameronne Sydney

The NSW gaming regulator has found Star Entertainment is unfit to hold a casino licence and has threatened disciplinary action after uncovering anti-money laundering breaches and “inherently deceptive” misconduct.

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Aveo class action members facing novel funding order protected by court, judge says
Arnold Bloch Leibler 2022-09-13 12:31 pm By Cindy Cameronne Sydney

A judge has approved an opt-out notice in a class action against retirement home provider Aveo Group that advises of a proposed application for a controversial funding order that would put a lien on some group members homes.

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Appeals court sides with nephew in Binetter family feud over $1M loan
Appeals 2022-09-12 10:46 pm By Cindy Cameronne Sydney

An appeals court has tossed an appeal in litigation between members of the embattled Binetter family, founders of Nudie Juice, over a $1 million loan given by Holocaust survivor Ida Wolff to her nephew Ronald Binetter.

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Ex-special forces commando sues ABC for defamation over war crimes coverage
ABC 2022-09-12 4:40 pm By Cindy Cameronne Sydney

A former special forces commander has sued the Australian Broadcasting Corporation over two stories which he claims implied that he “callously killed” a prisoner and committed war crimes while in Afghanistan in 2012.

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Class action asks High Court to hear appeal over Ruby Princess’s foreign passengers
Amy Reid 2022-09-12 11:17 am By Cindy Cameronne Sydney

A class action against cruise operator Carnival PLC over the 2020 COVID-19 outbreak aboard the Ruby Princess will ask the High Court to hear a challenge to a decision that found a class action waiver for foreign passengers was not unfair.

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‘A true colleague’: High Court farewells Justice Keane on last full bench sitting
Courts 2022-09-09 3:52 pm By Cindy Cameronne Sydney

As he approaches his retirement, High Court Justice Patrick Keane was farewelled by the court’s Chief Justice this week, honoured for his “powerful intellect and industry”.

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Arbitrator whose wife repped Gina Rinehart can hear family feud over mining assets
Anna Mitchelmore 2022-09-09 1:42 pm By Cindy Cameronne Sydney

An appeals court has refused a bid by Bianca Rinehart and John Hancock to block an arbitrator from deciding a long-running dispute over valuable mining assets, despite his wife having acted for Gina Rinehart in related proceedings.

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Meta can’t keep ACCC case over scam crypto ads under wraps
ACCC 2022-09-09 12:20 pm By Cindy Cameronne Sydney

Facebook-owner Meta has lost its bid for broad non-publication orders in its battle with the ACCC over material it says could prejudice jury members in criminal proceedings by mining magnate Andrew Forrest. 

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Victims of fake Sydney plastic surgeon Leslie Blackstock can’t sue insurers
Amy Campbell 2022-09-08 5:01 pm By Cindy Cameronne Sydney

Two alleged victims of a former Sydney doctor who pretended to be a plastic surgeon and performed breast augmentation surgeries that left them injured cannot make claims against Avant Insurance, an appeals court has ruled. 

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$1M security for costs ordered in Jabiru Satellite case against major banks
Allen & Overy 2022-09-08 1:06 pm By Cindy Cameronne Sydney

A judge has ordered Australian telecommunications companies Jabiru Satellite and NewSat to pay $1 million in security for costs in a lawsuit against eight major banks alleging they wrongfully withdrew financial support for Australia’s first independently owned satellite.

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