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Struggling tech firm Irexchange accused of misleading shareholders in new suit
Troubled retail technology firm Irexchange is accused of misleading shareholders through three different capital raising offers, according to a new Federal Court case brought by investors who sunk over $4.5 million into the company.
HWL Ebsworth says it axed partner for lying about printouts
HWL Ebsworth claims it was justified in firing a former partner for being dishonest about why he printed out confidential material, as the firm challenges a $450,000 unfair dismissal judgment.
GIlbert + Tobin opposes fix to Charif Kazal’s ‘incomprehensible’ lawsuit
Gilbert + Tobin is seeking to shut down a lawsuit brought by a firm owned by Sydney business owners Charif and Tarek Kazal after the Federal Court gave the company one last chance to fix what a judge called the "simply incomprehensible" pleadings.
NAB admits to violating Credit Act with ‘Introducer’ program
The National Australia Bank has admitted to most of the violations alleged in the Australian Securities and Investments Commission's case over the bank's $24 billion scandal-ridden 'Introducer' loan referral program.
Multiplex wants Hastie liquidators to pay up for betting on set-off limitation
Multiplex is calling for the liquidators of collapsed engineering services group Hastie to pay its costs, and pay now, for pursuing an action to recover millions of dollars in unpaid bills on the grounds that the construction company was not entitled to offset its debts with amounts owing.
Ex-Murray Goulburn execs say judge should not disqualify them again
The former chief financial officer of Murray Goulburn has asked a judge to relieve him from any disqualification order sought by the corporate watchdog in its case over his alleged role in the milk supplier's continuous disclosure breaches, saying he is already the subject of orders that ban him from the dairy industry.
IP firm pursues potential lawsuit against HWL Ebsworth
A specialist IP law firm has launched preliminary discovery proceedings against HWL Ebsworth after one of its lawyers jumped ship.
Class action puts pressure on Icon for speedy resolution of Opal Tower insurance case
Construction firm Icon Co has pressed the Federal Court for an expedited hearing in its case against insurers Liberty Mutual Insurance and QBE over the 2018 Opal Tower disaster, saying it wants to resolve the matter before a class action brought by apartment owners in building progresses too far.
Icon denies QBE exclusions applied in Opal Tower disaster
Construction firm Icon Co has rejected QBE Underwriting's argument that exclusion clauses in coverage for Sydney's Opal Tower meant the insurer did not have to indemnity it after a series of major cracks in the building led to the evacuation of thousands of residents on Christmas Eve last year.
Country Care, prosecutors to battle it out over cartel charges ahead of trial
Mobility equipment provider Country Care Group will fight for the dismissal of three charges brought by federal prosecutors in the country's first criminal cartel case against an Australian business.