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ASIC legal manoeuvre 'smacks of humbug and reeks of insincerity'

Liz Main

A Federal Court judge has ripped into the corporate regulator for using its coercive investigative powers to obtain documents halfway through its court case against media mogul Harold Mitchell instead of getting the court's permission to request the documents.

Harold Mitchell at the Federal Court where he is accused of helping Seven keep the Australian Open tennis. Eamon Gallagher

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Liz Main is a journalist for The Australian Financial Review based in the Melbourne office. Connect with Liz on Twitter. Email Liz at liz.main@afr.com.au

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