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Waste tyre boss owes $2M for using Maersk to take out his trash, shipper alleges
A judge has struck out a defence invoking the right against self-incrimination in a $2 million case brought by freight company Maersk alleging a Melbourne waste tyre company director used the shipper to dump end-of-life tyres overseas. 
Merricks Capital sues to stop former exec from working at Switzer-led boutique
Melbourne-based hard assets investment manager Merricks Capital has filed court proceedings to block its ex-managing director and two other former employees from working at a investment boutique run by financial commentator Peter Switzer and his son Marty.
Mesoblast hit with second shareholder class action over COVID-19 drug
Regenerative medicine company Mesoblast has been hit with a second class action for allegedly misleading shareholders about it Remestemcel-L treatment for COVID-19 complications.
Nuix says ex-CEO’s claim off by $140M, but Macquarie director must front court to explain
A former Nuix director appointed by Macquarie Bank must give evidence in person as the embattled tech company argues a claim brought by its former CEO is off by $140 million.
Justice is colour-blind: Loss for Nick Scali not indictment on white furniture, says VCAT
Nick Scali has been ordered to refund a disgruntled customer $1,600 for a white leather chair that discoloured mere months after use.
Philips Electronics fined $133,200 over deteriorating sleep machines
Philips Electronics has been fined $133,200 for failing to provide timely notice to the country's health regulator of deterioration in its sleep machines, after being hit with a class action lawsuit over degrading foam in the devices.
Class action settlement with IPO Wealth trustee ‘a lot less’ than investors’ claims, court told
Investors in Mayfair Group’s collapsed IPO Wealth Fund stand to recoup “a lot less” than their alleged $67 million in losses from a settlement in a class action alleging the fund’s trustee misled the unit holders -- but they will take home 75 per cent of the resolution sum, a court has heard.
King & Wood Mallesons nabs Gilbert + Tobin competition ace
Top tier law firm King & Wood Mallesons has lured leading competition lawyer Luke Woodward to bolster its regulatory practice.
Aveo slams ‘extraordinary’ and ‘unprecedented’ funding order in class action
A foreshadowed application for a funding order in a class action that would put a lien on some group members’ homes was “entirely unprecedented and without jurisprudential basis”, retirement home provider Aveo Group has said.
‘High prices, worse service’: Optus CEO lashes proposed TPG-Telstra deal
The CEO of Optus has come out swinging against a proposed 10-year agreement between TPG and Telstra to share mobile network infrastructure and spectrum in parts of regional Australia, warning it would harm consumers.