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NAB units ordered to pay $57.5M in ASIC fees for no service case
ASIC 2020-09-11 11:28 pm By Cat Fredenburgh Melbourne

The Australian Securities and and Investments Commission has won a $57.5 million judgment against two units of National Australia Bank for making misleading representations to superannuation customers regarding $100 million in fees charged for services they never received, far short of the $125 million sought by the corporate regulator.

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‘A chilling effect’: Media giants take Facebook comments case to High Court
Ashurst 2020-09-11 9:12 pm By Alison Eveleigh Sydney

Media outlets facing liability for allegedly defamatory remarks left under news articles they posted on Facebook are taking their case to the High Court, after a court of appeal found the companies were publishers of the third-party comments.

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Clive Palmer launches second lawsuit seeking to shut down resort class action
Alexander Law 2020-09-11 8:51 pm By Miklos Bolza Sydney

Clive Palmer has brought another lawsuit trying to stifle funding for a class action filed by villa owners at the deserted Palmer Coolum Resort on the Sunshine Coast.

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Adani wins temporary injunction against mine activist
Dominic Pyle 2020-09-11 3:43 pm By Miklos Bolza Sydney

A court has granted Adani Mining an interim injunction preventing an environmental activist from using confidential information obtained through covert infiltration campaigns aimed at opposing the controversial Carmichael coal mine.

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Law firm loses bid for insurance docs in Dreamworld class action
Class Actions 2020-09-11 3:05 pm By Alison Eveleigh Sydney

The applicants in a shareholder class action against Dreamworld owner Ardent Leisure over a 2016 tragedy in which four people died following a ride malfunction have lost their request for the company’s insurance documents, with a judge rejecting suggestions that the theme park operator lacks assets to pay the estimated $310 million in claims.

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‘Vague and general’: Judge knocks cryptocurrency class action
Class Actions 2020-09-11 2:46 pm By Miklos Bolza Sydney

A  judge has slammed the pleadings in a $1 billion class action against Facebook and Google over cryptocurrency ad bans as “vague and general” and refused to let the matter progress until a better case is brought.

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Soul Pattinson director wins $1.1M in termination case
Baker McKenzie 2020-09-10 9:22 pm By Alison Eveleigh Sydney

A former director of investment house Washington H. Soul Pattinson has won a damages payout of over $1.1 million after a court found that the ASX 100-listed company failed to pay her entitlements following termination of her employment without notice.

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Judge approves Falls Festival class action settlement, leaves legal fee concerns for later
Class Actions 2020-09-10 4:42 pm By Miklos Bolza Sydney

A Victoria Supreme Court judge has given the greenlight to a $5.7 million settlement in a class action brought by those injured during a 2016 stampede at the Falls Music and Arts Festival.

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Crown scores win in fight with ATO over $100M in GST on high roller junkets
Australian Government Solicitor 2020-09-10 3:55 pm By Miklos Bolza Sydney

Two casinos owned by Crown Resorts have been handed a Federal Court victory in their $100 million battle with the Australian Taxation Office, with a judge ruling that GST assessments made by the ATO were “excessive”.

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CEO of HR firm was bullied, threatened and fired after complaining of exhaustion, suit says
Brand Barristers & Solicitors 2020-09-10 3:47 pm By Miklos Bolza Sydney

Human resource management company Harrier Group has been sued by its former managing director and CEO, who alleges she was bullied and overworked.

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