The Australian Federal Police has settled a malicious prosecution case brought by former CFMEU organiser John Lomax over blackmail charges against the union official that were dropped just months later.
AGL has rejected a $250 million bid to buy its Liddell power station and will go ahead with plans to close the coal-fired plant in four years, the power company told shareholders Monday.
A judge will allow a class action to go forward against fundraising company Appco Australia Group alleging it misclassified workers as independent contractors to avoid paying minimum wage, overtime, superannuation and other benefits.
Blockbuster has struck out in its challenge to a ruling that it could not recover a cent from a husband and wife franchisee after the pair sold the store’s assets without consent and admitted to breaching the franchise agreement.
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission has won leave to appeal to the High Court a ruling that threw out its case against former directors of collapsed retirement village owner Prime Trust.
The union representing Dorevitch Pathology workers has settled a Fair Work case against the lab giant over a lockout notice the company sent to staff ahead of last year’s planned strike over pay.
Not to be outdone by other class action firms vying to recruit AMP shareholders for a $2 billion class action, Slater & Gordon announced Friday it would offer investors “the most competitive funding package of all”.
Boutique law firm Phi Finney McDonald is investigating a potential shareholder class action against BHP Billiton over the fatal Samarco disaster in Brazil, which saw the market value of the mining giant plummet by $25 billion.
ASIC’s newly installed chief on Thursday slammed banks and other financial firms for their “trust deficit” and vowed to deploy “every inch of our powers and tools” to go after violators.
Optus was ordered Wednesday to temporarily pull an ad that Telstra alleges makes a false and damaging claim about the superiority of Optus’ mobile network.