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Court tosses Mineralogy’s ‘ill-disguised collateral attack’ on ASIC
Amy Reid 2021-08-24 11:21 am By Miklos Bolza Sydney

A court has tossed a lawsuit by Clive Palmer’s Mineralogy against ASIC, calling it an “ill-disguised collateral attack” against the regulator over criminal proceedings against the billionaire mining magnate over $12 million in payments made to his political party in 2013.

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AMP loses bid to access docs in employee poaching dispute
AMP 2021-08-18 9:42 pm By Cindy Cameronne Sydney

AMP has lost its bid to access documents showing software company DST Bluedoor’s revenue forecasts and employee remuneration in a $35.5 million legal stoush alleging the financial services firm induced 11 employees to jump ship after licensing its online advisor platform.

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Banks unleash new legal maneuvers to shut down ANZ cartel case
ACCC 2021-08-18 4:07 pm By Miklos Bolza Sydney

The banks and high-ranking executives targeted in pared-down criminal cartel proceedings over a $2.5 billion ANZ share placement are taking new steps to shut down the long-running case, including further probes into the ACCC’s conduct during its investigation into the alleged cartel.

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Former Citigroup boss escapes ANZ cartel case as prosecutors slash charges
ABC 2021-08-17 11:33 pm By Christine Caulfield Melbourne

Prosecutors have withdrawn two-thirds of the charges in a criminal cartel case over a $2.5 billion ANZ share placement and have dropped their case against former Citigroup CEO Stephen Roberts, according to a lawyer in the case.

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Ben Roberts-Smith says ex-wife lied to court about accessing his personal emails
Arthur Moses 2021-08-13 8:46 pm By Cindy Cameronne Sydney

A lawyer for accused war criminal Ben Roberts-Smith has told a judge his ex-wife did not honestly disclose whether she had given her close friend access to her former husband’s email account, and had misused his confidential and privileged information.

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Recovery concerns flagged in CBA class action
CBA 2021-08-12 2:48 pm By Cindy Cameronne Sydney

The applicant in a class action on behalf of hundreds of thousands of Colonial First State Investments customers has raised concerns about whether he can recover compensation from a CBA life insurance unit that was recently sold to a competitor.

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Court throws out Merck Sharp & Dohme’s Januvia patent extension
Australian Government Solicitor 2021-08-12 2:29 pm By Miklos Bolza Sydney

The Federal Court has dealt US drug giant Merck Sharp & Dohme a devastating blow, overturning an “untenable” patent term extension which would have protected the monopoly of its multibillion-dollar Januvia and Janumet diabetes drugs beyond July 2o22.

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Forum directors funnelled millions to buy luxury cars, jewellery and racehorses, court told
Allens 2021-08-11 7:11 pm By Miklos Bolza Sydney

Westpac has released further details of its fraud claim against Bill Papas, founder of the Forum Group of Companies, painting a picture of an elaborate scheme to misappropriate $254 million to buy real estate, jewellery, luxury cars, racehorses and European football teams.

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Crown class action over Chinese arrests can’t block SkyCity share price evidence
Class Actions 2021-08-09 5:17 pm By Cindy Cameronne Sydney

SkyCity’s announcement to shareholders about an employee’s interrogation by Chinese gambling authorities made little difference to the NZ casino operator’s share price, Crown Resorts has told a court in expert evidence ahead of a looming class action trial.

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Funder wants Full Court to throw out landmark class action ruling
Adam Hochroth 2021-08-04 2:38 pm By Cat Fredenburgh Melbourne

The funder backing a class action accusing two energy generators of gaming Queensland’s energy prices wants the Full Court to find the landmark Brookfield Multiplex ruling, which held that a litigation funding arrangement for a class action was a managed investment scheme, was wrongly decided.

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