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‘Where are our rights?’: ASIC wants to be heard in privilege row over PwC report
Accounting 2022-06-27 2:57 pm By Sam Matthews Melbourne

ASIC has renewed its bid to see a PricewaterhouseCoopers report commissioned by TerraCom in order to defend the coal mining company’s appeal of a judgment that found the regulator could view the report because of public statements made by the company.

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Appeal lodged in class action by cruise voyagers forced to take the bus
Class Actions 2022-06-24 10:18 pm By Sam Matthews Melbourne

Cruise operator Scenic Tours is appealing a courtroom loss that could see it owing $25 million in damages in a class action by travelers who were promised a “once in a lifetime cruise along the grand waterways of Europe” but were instead forced to take the bus from city to city due to heavy rain and high water levels.

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Merricks Capital secures undertakings from defecting employees
Arnold Bloch Leibler 2022-06-24 6:30 pm By Christine Caulfield Sydney

Melbourne-based hard assets investment manager Merricks Capital has won undertakings from its ex-managing director and two former employees who defected to an investment boutique run by financial commentator Peter Switzer and his son Marty. 

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Kumova extolled mining company in tweets then sold $24M in shares, defamation trial told
Barry Dean 2022-06-24 6:17 pm By Cindy Cameronne Sydney

Former Young Rich Lister Tolga Kumova sold $24 million worth of shares in mining company after publishing positive social media posts about its prospects, a court has heard in a defamation trial over allegations he engaged in insider trading and pumping and dumping. 

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Confidentiality no ‘excuse’ for Apple refusing to hand over docs in patent dispute, court told
Angus Lang 2022-06-24 5:25 pm By Cindy Cameronne Sydney

An Australian non-practicing entity alleging Apple’s Touch ID and Face ID technology infringes its patents has accused the Silicon Valley company of refusing to comply with court orders to hand over documents.

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Law firm scolded by judge for ‘highly unsatisfactory’ social media post in Kumova trial
Barry Dean 2022-06-23 9:53 pm By Cindy Cameronne

A judge has pulled up a law firm over a tweet it published about defamation proceedings brought by investor Tolga Kumova, telling a barrister during the trial Thursday to counsel his instructing solicitors about the “highly unsatisfactory” social media post.

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Law firm behind ANZ, Westpac flex commission cases to try again for contingency fees
ANZ 2022-06-23 9:18 pm By Sam Matthews Melbourne

The law firm that lost the first ever application for a group costs order in class actions against ANZ and Westpac has indicated it will revive its bid, tweaking a retainer agreement with group members in hopes of winning the court’s approval this time.

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Samsung hit with $14M penalty for misleading Galaxy waterproof claims
ACCC 2022-06-23 1:53 pm By Cat Fredenburgh Melbourne

Samsung Australia has been slapped with a $14 million penalty for running ads that misrepresented that its Galaxy smartphones could be used in pool and sea water.

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Investor Tolga Kumova admits to $4.8B valuation error in defamation row
Barry Dean 2022-06-23 1:44 pm By Cindy Cameronne Sydney

Former Young Rich Lister Tolga Kumova has admitted to publishing an inaccurate tweet about the value of a mineral resource owned by a zinc producer of which he was a director, agreeing at trial in his defamation case that he was off by $4.8 billion.

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Mills Oakley brings on HWL Ebsworth partner to launch cyber risk and insurance practice
Article 2022-06-23 1:36 pm By Christine Caulfield

Law firm Mills Oakley is launching a cyber risk and insurance offering spearheaded by former HWL Ebsworth partner Jason Symons.

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