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Money transfer biz directors slapped with first-ever sentences for cartel conduct
Abilene Singh 2022-06-09 12:36 pm By Cindy Cameronne Sydney

The directors of two money transfer businesses accused of fixing foreign exchange rates are the first ever individuals to be sentenced in Australia to prison terms for criminal cartel conduct.

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Meta wants details of tech capabilities kept under wraps in ACCC case
ACCC 2022-06-09 7:23 pm By Sam Matthews Melbourne

Facebook owner Meta is fighting 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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Judge tosses cosmetic surgeon’s case over unaired 60 Minutes episode
Acting Justice Carolyn Simpson 2022-06-09 7:06 pm By Cindy Cameronne Sydney

A judge has dismissed a case seeking to force Nine to hand over draft versions of a 60 Minutes episode and related stories, after an appeals court threw out orders that would have forced production of the material.

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Property guru Sasha Hopkins converted investor funds into crypto assets, ASIC says
ASIC 2022-06-08 3:05 pm By Sam Matthews

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission has released details of its allegations against embattled property developer Sasha Hopkins, who is the subject of several freezing orders won by the regulator earlier this month.

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Nine wins challenge to production of draft 60 Minutes episode
Acting Justice Carolyn Simpson 2022-06-08 3:26 pm By Cindy Cameronne Sydney

Nine has won its legal challenge to orders that would have forced it to hand over a draft version of a 60 Minutes episode and restricted it from airing the program after an appeals court found a judge had no power to make the orders.

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ACCC, Fujifilm ‘close’ to settling case over small biz contracts
ACCC 2022-06-08 4:14 pm By Cindy Cameronne Sydney

The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission is “close” to settling its case against office supply company Fujifilm over allegedly unfair contracts with small businesses, a court has heard.

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Six-year-old lawsuit against CFMEU over Pentridge site back on
Appeals 2022-06-08 3:58 pm By Sam Matthews Melbourne

A judge has revived a long-running suit against the Construction, Forestry, Maritime, Mining and Energy Union and Victorian state secretary John Setka, granting the plaintiffs leave to appeal orders dismissing the case and file an eighth iteration of their pleadings against the union over the infamous Pentridge building site.

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Waste tyre boss owes $2M for using Maersk to take out his trash, shipper alleges
Competition & Consumer Protection 2022-06-08 9:55 pm By Cindy Cameronne Sydney

A judge has struck out a defence invoking the right against self-incrimination in a $2 million case brought by freight company Maersk alleging a Melbourne waste tyre company director used the shipper to dump end-of-life tyres overseas. 

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Class action should foot the bill for first ever group costs order, judge says
Class Actions 2022-06-07 3:34 pm By Sam Matthews Melbourne

A judge who ordered the first ever group costs order in a class action has found that the costs of the application should be borne by the class action.

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Judge slams Andrews government for ‘opaque cover-up’ in hotel quarantine class action
Adam Hochroth 2022-06-07 6:45 pm By Cindy Cameronne Sydney

A judge has criticised the Andrews government for withholding information about the alleged transmission of COVID-19 to a security guard working in hotel quarantine in a class action claiming lapses in the program caused Victorian businesses to suffer losses. 

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