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ACCC wins $1.5M penalty against sporting goods retailer Decathlon
ACCC 2021-08-17 10:01 pm By Bianca Hrovat Sydney

International sporting goods giant Decathlon has been ordered to pay a $1.5 million penalty for selling hundreds of basketball hoops and inflatable swimming pools that did not comply with mandatory safety standards.

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Finish Powerball maker sues detergent rival for ‘deceptively similar’ packaging
Ashurst 2021-08-17 4:00 pm By Bianca Hrovat Sydney

The maker of Finish dishwashing products is seeking an urgent injunction to clear a competitor’s products from supermarket shelves, alleging trademark infringement over “deceptively similar” packaging depicting dishwasher gel caps.

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Ashurst beefs up financial regulation team with consumer credit ace from HWL Ebsworth
Ashurst 2021-08-16 7:01 pm By Bianca Hrovat Sydney

Ashurst is expanding its financial regulation practice with the appointment of consumer credit expert Hong-Viet Nguyen from HWL Ebsworth Lawyers.

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Silk in ANZ cartel case to be first female DPP in NSW
New South Wales 2021-08-12 5:12 pm By Bianca Hrovat Sydney

A leading Sydney silk who has appeared for the prosecution in a high-profile criminal cartel case over a $2.5 billion ANZ share placement is set to become New South Wales’ first woman to serve as Director of Public Prosecutions.

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$2M lawsuit against UNSW puts spotlight on whether tenured professors can be sacked
ACCC 2021-08-12 3:06 pm By Bianca Hrovat Sydney

A former tenured professor is seeking $2 million from the University of New South Wales, alleging she was terminated after making complaints about discrimination, bullying and misuse of her intellectual property.

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Judge scolds Delta Coal liquidators for late notification of insolvent trading case
Accounting 2021-08-11 1:53 pm By Miklos Bolza Sydney

A Federal Court judge has criticised the liquidators of coal mining company Delta for waiting over two years to file insolvent trading proceedings against former directors when the same issues of solvency had already been raised in two other cases.

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Financial fraudster dodges conviction following ASIC investigation
AMP 2021-08-09 2:54 pm By Bianca Hrovat Sydney

The former director of Sydney financial planning practice Hillross Bella Vista has been conditionally released without a conviction recorded after pleading guilty to falsifying documents uncovered during an investigation by the Australian Securities and Investments Commission.

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Lawyer who admitted to professional misconduct loses bid for costs from public fund
Ben Cameron 2021-08-06 5:10 pm By Miklos Bolza Sydney

A solicitor who admitted to allegations of professional misconduct has lost a NSW Court of Appeal bid for the costs of a NCAT proceeding to be paid from the state’s Public Purpose Fund, despite twice winning appeals of the tribunal’s findings.

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Jailed former mayor a ‘reluctant gladiator’ in defamation case against Seven, judge says
Addisons 2021-08-06 4:33 pm By Cindy Cameronne Sydney

A judge has dismissed jailed property developer Salim Mehajer’s defamation lawsuit against broadcaster Seven, saying delays in fixing significant defects in his case amounted to an abuse of process.

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Sister of NBA star Ben Simmons won’t defend defamation case over sexual abuse tweets
Barry Dean 2021-08-03 2:25 pm By Bianca Hrovat Sydney

A judge has entered default judgment against the sister of NBA star Ben Simmons in a defamation case by her half-brother over tweets alleging he sexually molested her as a child, after the court heard she would not defend the proceedings.

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