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July 07, 2026
Noumi Ex-CEO Hid 'Football Fields' of Rotten Milk, Court Told
The sight of "football fields of rotten milk" should have incited the former chief executive of Noumi, a dairy and plant-based food company formerly Freedom Foods Group, to act on his financial obligations and write down the stock's value, ASIC has alleged in the Federal Court of Australia on Tuesday.
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July 07, 2026
Star Takes $55M Charge In ATO Junket Tour Tax Dispute
Star Entertainment has agreed to pay $55 million to settle disputes with the Australian Taxation Office over underpayments on GST and withholding tax treatment on payments to junket tour operators who brought high-worth gamblers to its casinos, it said on Tuesday.
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July 07, 2026
ASIC Not Subject To Federal Compensation Claims, Federal Court
A Federal Court judge in Melbourne has rejected a bid by an investor in collapsed luxury developer Lion Property Group to revive his claim for compensation from ASIC over allegedly negligent administration of the failed company, finding a federal reparations scheme can't be applied to the regulator.
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July 06, 2026
Nuix Loses Appeal Over $10M Berkshire Insurance Retention
The Full Court of the Federal Court of Australia dismissed an appeal by Nuix over Berkshire Hathaway's insurance retention and ordered the analytics software firm to pay the defendants legal costs on top of the $10 million fee before the insurers' liability could be triggered.
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July 06, 2026
AUSTRAC Wants Law Firm Anti-Money Laundering Info Share
AUSTRAC CEO Brendan Thomas has warned micro money laundering poses a real threat and signaled demand for regulator collaboration with the legal industry to prevent it, in a speech in Melbourne.
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July 06, 2026
Macquarie, Netwealth May Face Uncompensated Losses Case
Gordon Legal said it is probing a potential class action against a group of superannuation firms and trustees, including Macquarie Bank and Netwealth, stemming from "uncompensated losses" related to the high-profile $1.1 billion collapse of the Shield and First Guardian Master Funds.
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July 06, 2026
High Court Launches Multi-Factor Authentication From July 17
Lodging court documents to the High Court of Australia and monitoring ongoing cases will require multi-factor authentication for all users from July 17, the court said on Friday.
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July 03, 2026
The Lawyers' Guide To New Anti-Money Laundering Laws
Stringent new anti-money laundering and counter-terrorism funding requirements have left the legal industry with uncertainty around their application, clashes with legal professional privilege and additional compliance burdens. Law360 talks to industry experts for top tips on navigating the AML/CTF Tranche 2.
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July 03, 2026
Court Approves $20.5M ASX Fine On Misleading Updates
A Federal Court judge on Friday approved the Australian Stock Exchange's settlement with ASIC over misleading updates the ASX made about its CHESS clearing and settlements project, including a $20.5 million penalty and $3 million of ASIC's costs.
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July 03, 2026
ASIC Issues Stop Order on Stratfund Private Credit Funds
ASIC has temporarily stopped investments in two private credit funds sold by Stratfund Limited due to concerns the products were being sold to financially unsuitable retail investors using misleading target market documents.
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July 03, 2026
APRA Promotes McCarthy Hockey to Deputy Chair, Adds Bradbury
The Australian Prudential Regulation Authority announced two new deputy chairs on Friday, including Board of Taxation Chair David Bradbury and current APRA member Therese McCarthy Hockey.
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July 02, 2026
A&O Advice 'Damning' On $4.7M Keybridge CEO Bonus
A&O Shearman's advice to the board of Keybridge Capital was "damning" on the possibility of paying a $4.75 million bonus to CEO and investor Nicholas Bolton after he engineered the 2023 sale of Magellan Global Fund options worth $17.8 million, the NSW Supreme Court heard on Thursday according to the plaintiff's counsel.
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July 02, 2026
KPMG New Chair Says Senator's Whistleblower Claim 'False'
KPMG Australia's newly appointed Chairman Michael Ebeid accused Senator Deborah O'Neill of making "completely false" statements when she used parliamentary privilege to read out the auditing firm's whistleblower disclosures, according to emails released by the parliamentary joint committee in response to his appointment on Thursday.
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July 02, 2026
Government Wants 40-Fold Penalty Lift For Tax Misconduct
The federal government on Wednesday introduced legislation intended to crack down on misconduct by tax advisors, including a 40-fold increase in maximum civil penalties for corporations and partnerships, and new criminal penalties for unregistered tax agents.
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July 02, 2026
ASIC Cancels Capital Guard Bank License On Fake Bond Sale
ASIC has cancelled the financial services license of Sydney-based Capital Guard Au Pty Ltd after it raised $100,000 by a fake Macquarie Bank bond prospectus and other "misleading and deceptive" conduct, the regulator said on Thursday.
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July 01, 2026
Norton Rose's Australian Chief Says Active In Alternate Billing
Alternative models to the traditional billable hour including fixed fees and value-based billing are on the table for Norton Rose Fulbright's new Australian Country Head Marshall Bromwich as part of the firm's "client-focused" approach and an uptick in AI use.
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July 01, 2026
Bolton Says Keybridge's $4.7M Payment Properly Disclosed
Investor Nick Bolton argued a $4.75 million payment from Keybridge Capital was properly disclosed despite agreeing it was an "extraordinary transaction" in the NSW Supreme Court on Wednesday.
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July 01, 2026
Treasury Eyes ASIC Licensing, Bigger Fines For Big Four
ASIC could be given powers to impose bigger civil penalties, enforce new licences and mandate tendering for audits every ten years under new proposals for the consulting, accountancy and audit industry by Treasury on Wednesday.
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July 01, 2026
Bankruptcy No Barrier To Running Self-Managed Super: Judge
A Federal Court judge in Sydney has allowed a bankrupt former construction company manager to continue managing his self-managed superannuation fund, finding relief from management disqualification is available to all super fund managers despite a lack of clarity in the governing law.
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July 01, 2026
Australia Ties Director IDs To ASIC Records To Curb Fraud
Director identification numbers will be linked to the ASIC companies register from July next year, making it easier to trace directors across companies in a bid to curb fraud.
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July 01, 2026
Victorian Contingency Fees Boost Class Returns, Data Shows
The introduction of percentage-based contingency fees in Victoria has significantly boosted returns for class members in the state, with around 18% more of the final take going to plaintiffs in the last year in Victorian class actions compared to Federal Court ones, analysis by Law360 has found.
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June 30, 2026
ASIC To Probe Guardrails For Digital Assets, AI in Banking
ASIC is considering guardrails for the use of artificial intelligence in trading and tokenised assets like cryptocurrency during discussions with financial services leaders on Tuesday.
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June 30, 2026
Ex-EY Grad Charged Over Alleged Access to PM's Bank Data
Two men, including a former Ernst & Young graduate employee who was working on assignment at the Commonwealth Bank of Australia, faced criminal charges in Sydney on Tuesday over their alleged access of Prime Minister Anthony Albanese's personal banking data.
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June 30, 2026
Government Urges Probe on Visa-Mastercard, Apple Pay Grip
A federal government inquiry has recommended the ACCC investigate the impact of the duopoly of Visa and Mastercard on small businesses and consumers, and the dominance of Apple Pay including possible regulatory intervention to open up its secure payments technology without forcing developers to enter into commercial deals.
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June 29, 2026
NSW Contingency Fee Push Could Accelerate Class Suits
Proposals for New South Wales to introduce contingency fees in class actions could speed up litigation and allow litigants and experienced lawyers to stay in the state when duking it out in court rather than travel to Victoria, plaintiff and defence class action litigators say.