The Labor government’s National Anti-Corruption Commission bill cleared its final hurdle on Tuesday, passing the House of Parliament after amendments in the Senate that expanded the powers of the NACC Inspector.
Federal prosecutors pursuing a case against Members Equity have lost an appeal of a ruling that threw out half the charges against the direct bank as time barred, with an appeals court finding the ASIC Act imposes a hard deadline for bringing a criminal case of misleading or deceptive conduct.
The judge whose ruling against the legal team behind the Banksia class action fraud helped redeem the battered reputation of the civil justice system may be asked to disqualify himself from the final fight in the drawn out case.
Highly regarded barrister Alexander ‘Sandy’ Dawson SC has been honored by colleagues and clients on his death at the age of 50 after a battle with brain cancer.
A group of Jewish and Israeli former students who have accused a Victorian high school of allowing racially-charged bullying have defeated a bid by the state government to adjourn evidence at trial after its silk was diagnosed with COVID-19.
A inquiry into former prime minister Scott Morrison’s appointment as shadow minister of five government portfolios has found the secret appointments “fundamentally undermined” the principles of responsible government.
Fintech company Block Earner has been hit with enforcement action by the corporate regulator alleging it sold crypto asset products without a licence and operated an unregistered managed investment scheme.
Mercedes-Benz is the latest car maker to face a class action in Australia over alleged defeat devices designed to manipulate the results of regulatory diesel emissions testing.
Already facing one Australian class action for cheating on diesel emissions tests, Toyota unit Hino is the subject of a fresh class action probe announced Tuesday.
The principal of a law firm running a class action against retirement home provider Aveo Group has agreed not to drop in on residents without giving the company notice.