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ASIC takes Westpac to court for financial adviser’s bad behaviour
Financial Services 2018-06-15 3:24 pm By Christine Caulfield Melbourne

The corporate regulator has launched legal action against Westpac Banking Corp. over a former financial planner’s poor advice that resulted in multimillion dollar losses to customers.

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Judge won’t halt Quinn Emanuel AMP class action over venue fight
Adam Hochroth 2018-06-15 2:56 pm By Miklos Bolza Sydney

A NSW Supreme Court judge refused Friday to pause one of five class actions against AMP despite an impending battle over where the cases should be heard.

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Pizza Hut franchise fined $216,700 for ‘sham’ contract
Article 2018-06-15 12:19 pm By Christine Caulfield Melbourne

A Pizza Hut outlet on the Gold Coast has been hit with fines totalling $216,700 after it was found to have misclassified a delivery driver and falsified records to cover it up, the Fair Work Ombudsman said Friday.

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Australian regulator probes Mercedes-Benz over emissions cheat software
Class Actions 2018-06-15 11:51 am By Cat Fredenburgh Melbourne

The Australian regulator that oversees car recalls is looking into whether Mercedes-Benz supplied cars in Australia that contain a defeat device, after regulators in the UK and Germany ordered mandatory recalls of cars fitted with the software used to cheat on emissions tests.

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Gaming giants settle fight over docs in poker machine case
Article 2018-06-15 11:34 am By Christine Caulfield Melbourne

Pokies giants Ainsworth Game Technology and Aristocrat Technologies have settled their spat over access to documents ahead of a hearing to decide if Aristocrat can gather evidence for a possible case alleging its rival stole an idea for a new poker machine.

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Domain Name Corp fined $2M for misleading emails
Competition & Consumer Protection 2018-06-15 11:08 am By Cat Fredenburgh Melbourne

A company that registers domain names has been ordered to pay a nearly $2 million fine for sending over 300,000 unsolicited and misleading emails about its domain name services.

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Judge rejects ‘flimsy’ appeal bid in software IP case
Intellectual Property 2018-06-14 10:16 pm By Miklos Bolza Sydney

A Federal Court judge on Thursday dismissed a “flimsy” application by IT firm EIFY to launch an appeal out of time in a software copyright dispute with 3D Safety Services.

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Corrs Chambers doesn’t have to turn over invoices, appeals court says
Corrs Chambers Westgarth 2018-06-14 10:03 pm By Christine Caulfield

A judge has dismissed an appeal of a ruling that blocked five Westpoint Group units from requiring Corrs Chambers to turn over invoices for the work the firm performed for the companies’ receivers.

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CFMEU, official fined $50,000 for ‘foul’ rant
Clayton Utz 2018-06-14 9:54 pm By Christine Caulfield Melbourne

The Construction, Forestry, Mining and Energy Union and one of its officials have been fined more than $50,000 after the official targeted a group of Chevron workers with a foul-mouthed “rant” for leaving the union. 

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Judge tosses Triguboff defamation case against Fairfax
Banki Haddock Fiora 2018-06-14 9:33 pm By Cat Fredenburgh Melbourne

A Fairfax Media article at the centre of a defamation case by Meriton founder Harry Triguboff does not defame the billionaire because it’s not about him, a Federal Court judge has said, calling the lawsuit a “flagrant” attempt to subvert laws that block companies from bringing defamation suits.

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