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Energy regulator takes Tesla big battery owner to court
AER 2021-09-23 5:27 pm By Miklos Bolza

The Australian Energy Regulator has filed court proceedings against Hornsdale Energy Reserve, the owner and operator of the world’s second largest lithium-ion battery, for allegedly failing to provide promised contingency services to avoid power disruptions in 2019.

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Tabcorp locked in billion-dollar court battle with ATO
ATO 2021-09-03 3:02 pm By Bianca Hrovat

Tabcorp and Tatts Group have brought eight proceedings against the Australian Tax Office over more than a billion dollars in deductions for fees to gambling authorities in four states.

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Wealthy South Australian farmer targeted in class action over Lucindale fire
Class Actions 2021-08-25 3:53 pm By Christine Caulfield

A class action against the executors of the late South Australian pastoralist Thomas Brinkworth has been brought on behalf of landowners whose properties were damaged in a fire in Lucindale last summer.

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Court tosses lawyer’s claim for greater damages in ‘Centrelink cheat’ case against Seven
Appeals 2021-08-11 6:22 pm By Bianca Hrovat

An Adelaide lawyer who won a long-running defamation battle over a Today Tonight story that described her as a “Centrelink cheat” has lost her bid for a bigger payout after a court found there was no misapprehension of fact or law in its determination of damages.

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Mining magnate Bob Johnson faces court over alleged $38.5 million tax fraud
ATO 2021-07-30 2:16 pm By Bianca Hrovat

South Australian mining magnate Bob Johnson faced court Friday charged over a scheme to defraud the federal government of $38.5 million in taxes.

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SA suspends magistrate accused of sexually harassing 5 women
Business of Law 2021-07-02 2:59 pm By Miklos Bolza

A magistrate being investigated for sexual harassment by a first-of-its-kind judicial conduct panel has been suspended on advice from South Australia’s chief judge.

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Liquidator suspended for three years for forging docs to deceive ASIC
Article 2021-02-17 6:49 pm By Cindy Cameronne

Adelaide liquidator Peter Macks has been hit with a three-year ban after a judge found he forged documents to hinder an investigation by the corporate regulator. 

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‘Deliberate exploitation’: On The Run fined $65k for denying worker meal and toilet breaks
Automotive 2020-08-20 3:35 pm By Miklos Bolza

The employing entity for convenience store chain On The Run has been slapped with a penalty of almost $65,000 for underpaying and failing to provide a worker with meal and toilet breaks, with a judge chastising the company’s “deliberate exploitation of a low paid hard working employee”.

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Lawyer wins $750,000 in defamation case over negative Google reviews
Defamation 2020-02-07 10:35 pm By Christine Caulfield

An Adelaide lawyer has been awarded $750,000 in damages after suing a woman who gave him bad reviews on Google that sent 80 per cent of his clients packing.

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Seven beats off defamation suit over Today Tonight segment on ‘dodgy’ used-car salesman
Defamation 2020-01-23 2:16 pm By Christine Caulfield

A judge has dismissed a defamation case brought over a Today Tonight report that featured a violent confrontation of an Adelaide used-car salesman who allegedly ripped off a customer.

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