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Judge finds real risk of ASIC case against former IOOF exec
Former IOOF chairman George Venardos will be allowed to object to incriminating evidence and discovery in proceedings brought by APRA, after a court found there was a real and appreciable risk that ASIC could also bring a civil case against him.
Judge sends suit in Mineralogy Sino Iron litigation ‘shemozzle’ to WA
A Federal Court judge has transferred a case brought against Clive Palmer and his firm Mineralogy to the Western Australian Supreme Court, where a number of suits are pending in what has been described as "litigious warfare" over the $5.8 billion Sino Iron Ore project.
Nine settles defamation suit by plastic surgeon over fatal nose job article
Nine Entertainment Company has resolved a defamation lawsuit brought by a prominent Sydney cosmetic surgeon over an article that appeared in the Sydney Morning Herald about the death of a criminal figure during a nose job procedure.
WorleyParsons unit to contest $132M arbitration award in Vietnamese mining dispute
Engineering firm Jacobs E&C, which was acquired by WorleyParsons last year, has said it will resist an arbitration judgment of around $132 million handed down against it in March to the operator of a Vietnamese mine.
GSK narrowly defeats ACCC’s case over revised Osteo Gel packaging
GlaxoSmithKline has defeated claims by the ACCC that revised packaging for its now-discontinued pain killer Osteo Gel misled consumers. The drug maker will face penalties for earlier violations it admitted to, but the court hinted the damages will be nowhere near the $6 million competitor Reckitt Benckiser faced in a similar case.
Microsoft can’t get ‘free hand’ to change case in re-trial of IP spat, judge says
A judge has rejected an application by Microsoft to add a claim to its intellectual property dispute with a Melbourne computer retailer after the software giant's $2.8 million win was overturned as "regrettable" and the case sent back for re-trial.
Court approves investors’ takeover of Angas Securities
The Federal Court has approved a scheme of arrangement which will see investors take a 70 per cent stake in troubled fund manager Angas Securities, receiving a possible $52.2 million in shares and other assets.
Lecturer sacked over swastika drops political opinion claim against University of Sydney
A former political economy lecturer who was fired from the University of Sydney for a seminar slide that imposed the Nazi swastika on the Israeli flag has narrowed his case against his old employer, dropping allegations he was unlawfully terminated for expressing his political opinion.
Over protests, judge sets trial date in ASIC case against Tennis Australia duo
A judge has scheduled a three-week trial to begin November 4 in a case brought by the corporate regulator against two directors of Tennis Australia over broadcast rights to the Australian Open, despite argument by a lawyer for one director that the timetable was "extremely tight".
Facebook, Instagram to fight misuse of market power case by social media startup
Facebook and Instagram will defend against claims they misused their market power to block an Australian marketing startup from their platforms, saying the company - which sends scheduled social media posts for clients -- had breached their terms of use.