Australian stevedoring company DP World has won an interim bid to stop a âgo slowâ at its container terminal in the Port of Melbourne, after a judge found a âseriously arguableâ case that the CFMEU was behind the unprotected industrial action.
The competition regulator has cleared the way for Australian retail giant Wesfarmers to acquire online retailer Catch Group for $230 million, after finding the acquisition would be unlikely to impact competition in online marketplaces.
The judge overseeing three competing shareholder class actions brought against RCR Tomlinson has refused to entertain a beauty contest, instead deciding to consolidate the proceedings whether the parties âagree or notâ.
The applicants in the Radio Rentals class action have won access to the companyâs excess layer insurance policies, amid concerns that group membersâ losses from the allegedly misleading âRent, Try, $1 Buyâ program could surpass $100 million.
Japanese shipping company K-Line has been hit with a $34.5 million penalty for criminal cartel conduct, the largest consumer criminal fine in Australian history.
A judge has warned the parties in The Cosmetic Institute class action over allegedly botched breast implants to ensure group membersâ rights are prioritised, following a push for an early class closure amid doctor-patient confidentiality concerns.
The Supreme Court of Victoria has signed off on a $1.2 million settlement of a class action brought on behalf of hundreds of residents and businesses that allegedly suffered loss or injury in a 2017 fire at the Coolaroo recycling plant in Victoria.
Australian airline giant Qantas says it has no plans to decrease its 19.9 per cent stake in Alliance Airlines, after the competition watchdog expressed preliminary concerns the deal could substantially lessen competition.
Lawyers for former Vocation CEO Mark Hutchinson say the corporate regulator is âplucking numbers out of the airâ in its bid to secure disqualifications of up to eight years against the former executives who breached their directorsâ duties in relation to the collapsed education provider.
Customers of mortgage lending and investment firm RMBL say they were âshockedâ when the companyâs chief financial officer allegedly called them to say âhe hopedâ they would opt out of an excessive fees class action that had been filed against the firm.