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Ex-Norton Rose lawyer barred from acting for client over conflict of interest
Contracts 2021-10-22 3:28 pm By Bianca Hrovat

The lawyer at the centre of a $160,000 legal battle with former employer Norton Rose Fulbright has been restrained from acting as his own corporation’s legal representative in a joint venture dispute due to a conflict of interest.

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Agrison to pay $284,000 for misleading warranty representations
ACCC 2021-10-22 6:40 pm By Miklos Bolza

Agricultural equipment supplier Agrison has been ordered to pay a $220,000 pecuniary penalty after admitting to misleading its customers about the terms of its tractor warranties.

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Star Entertainment’s woes worsen with third class action probe
Class Actions 2021-10-21 7:06 pm By Christine Caulfield

A third law firm has launched an investigation into a potential shareholder class action against Star Entertainment Group after a $1 billion share price nosedive on the back of allegations of lax management of anti-terrorism and money laundering risks.

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Plastic surgeon and TikTok celeb can’t stop ABC from airing Four Corners episode
ABC 2021-10-21 4:36 pm By Christine Caulfield

A plastic surgeon followed by more than 5 million TikTok users has lost an urgent bid to block the ABC from airing an episode of Four Corners about him next Monday.

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Judge extends asset freeze over iSignthis CEO in $10M stoush with tax office
ATO 2021-10-21 3:39 pm By Christine Caulfield

A judge has extended by a week a freezing order over the assets of ISignthis CEO John Karantzis in a dispute with the Australian Taxation Office over a $10.7M alleged tax debt, but a bid to extend the scope of the order to include shares in a Cyprus-based company launched by the fintech businessman has failed for now.

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a2 Milk faces new shareholder class action investigation
Class Actions 2021-10-21 1:32 pm By Miklos Bolza

The a2 Milk Company is facing the prospect of a second shareholder class action over its 2021 financial guidance and subsequent downgrades following Slater & Gordon’s case earlier this month. 

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Ian Macdonald, Obeids sentenced to jail time for bid-rigging conspiracy
April Francis 2021-10-21 6:13 pm By Miklos Bolza

Former NSW Labor Minister Ian Macdonald has been sentenced to at least five years in prison, and Eddie Obeid and his son Moses will go to jail for a non parole period of three years for their conspiracy to rig a tender process and secure a coal mining exploration licence for the Obeids’ land in the Bylong Valley.

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ATO, Raptis Group to enter ‘commercial discussions’ in $110M tax case
ATO 2021-10-21 12:21 pm By Miklos Bolza

The Australian Taxation Office will have “commercial discussions” with Gold Coast property developer James Raptis before deciding whether to seek summary judgment in a case over $109.5 million in alleged tax avoidance.

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Worker’s rejection of ‘derisory’ $100 settlement offer not unreasonable, judge finds
Employment 2021-10-21 2:33 pm By Bianca Hrovat

A rejected $100 offer of compromise was not sufficient to warrant a costs order to a Queensland automotive company after it succeeded in Fair Work proceedings brought by a former contractor, a judge has found.

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Tyro hit with class action over terminal outage
Bannister Law 2021-10-20 4:10 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Payments provider Tyro has been hit with a class action over a days-long terminal outage that left many businesses unable to accept payments.

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