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Glenville wins appeal of privilege ruling in Amcor asbestos dispute
Environment 2018-06-04 10:58 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Luxury home builder Glenville has won an appeal of a ruling that shielded certain documents from production by legal professional privilege in a lawsuit against global packaging giant Amcor over liability for asbestos remediation at a former Amcor paper mill site in a Melbourne suburb.

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Garmin denied quick win in $1.1M dispute
Contracts 2018-06-04 11:02 am By Cat Fredenburgh

A judge has denied a bid for summary judgment by Garmin Australia in a lawsuit brought by the GPS giant seeking $1.1 million allegedly owed under an agreement to supply its products for sale in Australia.

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Commonwealth Bank to pay $700M to settle AUSTRAC case
Financial Rights Legal Centre 2018-06-04 10:54 am By Cat Fredenburgh

Commonwealth Bank of Australia will pay $700 million to settle claims of lax anti-money laundering oversight.

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ACCC rejected $3M settlement offer from CFMEU in secondary boycott case
Competition & Consumer Protection 2018-06-01 11:06 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

The ACCC rejected a $3 million settlement offer in a high-profile case against the Construction, Forestry, Mining, and Energy Union over secondary boycotts, instead taking its chances in a trial that ultimately resulted in a penalty of just $1 million, according to a judgment published Friday.

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Abalone boss jailed for 3.5 years for misleading board, investors
White Collar 2018-06-01 5:32 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

The former chief executive of Australian Bight Abalone has been sentenced to three-and-a-half years in jail for making misleading statements to board members and potential investors about the company’s abalone farming operation.

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Aldi, TWU agree to talks in suit over driver safety claims
Employment 2018-06-01 3:26 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Supermarket chain Aldi and the Transport Workers Union will sit down for talks in a bid to resolve a lawsuit brought by Aldi accusing the union of misleading conduct through press releases and other statements that claimed the company risked driver safety.

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Fitbit settles with ACCC for misleading consumers
Competition & Consumer Protection 2018-06-01 2:32 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Fitbit has agreed to settle with the ACCC after misleading customers about their guarantee rights under the Australian Consumer Law,Ā another win for the regulator as its fights a recent court ruling over the extent of companiesā€™ obligations to disclose remedies available under the law.

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Protracted ACCC review dooms MYOB, Reckon deal
Competition & Consumer Protection 2018-05-31 1:10 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

MYOB has decided to drop its bid to acquire Reckon’s accounting unit due to the ACCC’s extended regulatory review of the tie-up.

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Unlockd wins bid to stop Google blocking app in Australia
Competition & Consumer Protection 2018-05-31 11:55 am By Cat Fredenburgh

Mobile advertising startup Unlockd won a temporary injunction from the Federal Court Thursday barring Google from blocking its app in Australia until further hearing, in the first case to test revamped misuse of market power laws.

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US blesses Bayer, Monsanto deal with $US9B in divestitures
Competition & Consumer Protection 2018-05-30 5:37 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

The US Department of Justice has secured its largest ever merger divestiture, with Bayer AG agreeing to sell $US9 billion in assets to BASF to win approval of its $US66 billion Monsanto acquisition, a deal that goes far beyond what the regulator’s counterparts in Australia and the European Union required.

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