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Zurich loses bid to shut down NZ apartments class action
Irish insurer Zurich Insurance has lost its appeal seeking to shut down a class action filed against it in the NSW Supreme Court over a defective New Zealand apartment block.
Gilbert + Tobin snaps up K&L Gates construction global co-head
Gilbert + Tobin has lured K&L Gates' global co-head of construction to join its energy and infrastructure practice in Melbourne. 
Alleged Ponzi schemer Chris Marco charged with 50 fraud counts
Accused Ponzi schemer Chris Marco has been hit with criminal charges after an investigation by the Australian Securities and Investments Commission found he defrauded $36.5 million from nine investors.
Epoch Capital accuses analyst of taking confidential info
Trading firm Epoch Capital has brought proceedings against a quantitative analyst who allegedly downloaded confidential information from the firm’s computers.
Logistics company drivers are independent contractors, Federal Court finds
A judge has found four drivers working with transport company Avert Logistics are independent contractors despite the business supplying vehicles for them.
Ben Roberts-Smith witnesses had ‘powerful motive to lie’, Fairfax says
Soldiers who took the stand for Ben Roberts-Smith in his defamation case against Fairfax colluded on the evidence they gave of key events, counsel for Fairfax has told a judge as a long-running trial comes to a close.
New laws needed to protect Indigenous cultural IP: report
The Productivity Commission has called for new laws that would allow traditional owners to take legal action when their cultural property is used without permission in the $250 million Aboriginal arts and crafts industry.
Barristers’ clerk with COVID-19 was fired for working from home: lawsuit
A Melbourne-based barristers' clerk has filed a lawsuit alleging her employment was terminated after she asked to work from home to manage her disability and was absent from work due to COVID-19 complications.
ClearLoans settles ASIC’s first COVID-19 case against lender
The sole director of personal lender ClearLoans has agreed to settle the first case the Australian Securities and Investments Commission brought related to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Kahlbetzer family wins $30,000 lawsuit against sacked investment manager
A court has ordered a consultant at Kahlbetzer family investment vehicle Twynam Investments to pay a $30,000 judgment for allegedly breaching confidentiality obligations in her contract.