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Lawyers will try to serve missing Big Un founder on LinkedIn
ASIC 2022-05-03 5:16 pm By Sam Matthews Melbourne

A judge has given the liquidators of Big Un the go-ahead to serve the director of the collapsed video company through his LinkedIn account after several unsuccessful attempts to contact him about proceedings accusing him and others of violating their directors’ duties.

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Ex-One Nation senator Brian Burston settles sexual harassment claims by staffer
Article 2022-05-03 4:59 pm By Cat Fredenburgh Melbourne

Former One Nation senator Brian Burston has resolved court proceedings brought by a former staffer Wendy Leach accusing him of sexual harassment and discrimination.

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Peter Dutton says ‘mental gymnastics’ needed for activist’s reading of ‘rape apologist’ tweet
Baker McKenzie 2022-05-03 3:59 pm By Cindy Cameronne Sydney

Counsel for Peter Dutton has told a court a reader needed to do “mental gymnastics” to understand activist Shane Bazzi’s “rape apologist” tweet as saying the minister doubted rape allegations rather than “excused” the act of rape.

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Melissa Caddick’s husband to vacate Dover Heights mansion as receivers push for sale
Baker McKenzie 2022-05-03 3:41 pm By Sam Matthews Melbourne

The husband of Sydney fraudster Melissa Caddick will be vacating the couple’s harbour-view mansion as court-ordered receivers prepare to put it up for sale. 

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McCabes negligence trial delayed for firm’s discovery failures
Edmund Finnane 2022-05-02 9:44 pm By Christine Caulfield Melbourne

A trial in a negligence case by a former solicitor and client of Sydney-based McCabes Lawyers has been vacated because of the firm’s non compliance with a court’s document discovery orders.

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Macquarie flex commission class action says loans were part of ‘staged sales process’
Automotive 2022-05-02 3:58 pm By Sam Matthews Melbourne

The plaintiffs in a class action over alleged unfair flex commission arrangements have hit back at Macquarie Leasing’s claims that out-of-pocket customers should have negotiated better deals with car dealers, arguing car loans were taken out as part of a “staged sales process” that limited negotiation.

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Law firm wants 25% of $56.3M Colonial class action settlement
Adam Hochroth 2022-05-02 3:14 pm By Christine Caulfield Melbourne

Law firm Maurice Blackburn will ask a court to approve $14.5 million in costs for running a class action against Colonial First State that has settled for $56.3 million, giving account holders 75 per cent of the proceeds.

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Mayfair’s James Mawhinney loses challenge to re-examination
Angel Aleksov 2022-04-29 10:05 pm By Sam Matthews Melbourne

The former director of Mayfair’s failed IPO Wealth Holdings, James Mawhinney, has lost his challenge to a judge’s decision allowing liquidators to examine him for an eighth day about the transfer of “considerable assets and funds” from the fund to other entities he controlled.

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Atanaskovic Hartnell appeals ‘campaign of denigration’ ruling against firm, founder
Appeals 2022-04-29 9:46 pm By Christine Caulfield Melbourne

Atanaskovic Hartnell is challenging a $160,000 judgment against the law firm and founding partner John Atanaskovic, who was found to have engaged in a campaign to “abuse, belittle and victimise” a former general manager.

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Judge won’t stay Australian Mud Company’s bid for $40M in damages for drilling patent infringement
Adrian Ryan 2022-04-29 5:48 pm By Cindy Cameronne Sydney

Mining tool company Globaltech has lost its bid to delay Australian Mud Company’s case, on foot since 2016, which seeks $39.9 million in damages for its rival’s infringement of a mining tool patent.

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