Stay application: competing civil & criminal trials
White v Australian Securities and Investments Commission & Ors QCA 357 A useful decision considering the principles in McMahon…...
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Pecuniary civil penalties & ‘agreed’ fines (pre hearing)
ASIC v Ingleby VSCA 49 Issue: Approach to agreed penalty taken in NW Frozen Foods Pty Ltd v Australian…...
Marathon Hardie litigation finishes with lower penalties
Gillfillan & Ors v Australian Securities & Investments Commission NSWCA 370 I refer to earlier postings. The end result…...
HCA: transcripts of the ASIC appeal hearing against the former office holders of James Hardie
Australian Securities and Investments Commission v Hellicar & Ors; Shafron v Australian Securities and Investments Commission HCATrans 293 (25…...
HCA: dishonesty and evidence of “good character”
Braysich v The Queen HCA 14 (11 May 2011) I refer you to the summary of the judgment in…...
Focus: Fortescue appeal decision confirms high continuous disclosure standards
Allens Arthur Robinson In brief: The Full Federal Court recently handed down its appeal decision overturning the trial judge, and…...
Consumer Law & new civil penalties
The first part of the reforms to consumer law via the Australian Consumer Law Bill 2009 received Royal Assent and commenced…...
ASIC to pay costs in One-Tel debacle
ONE-TEL founder Jodee Rich and the company’s former finance director Mark Silbermann have been awarded costs in a landmark…...
R v McCoy [2009] QCA 357
ASIC media release 20/11/2009: Mr McCoy was convicted in May 2009 (refer 09-89AD) on five counts of forging cheques following…...