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ACCC blocks ACL’s proposed $1.5B Healius takeover, as offer taken off table
Despite proposing a divestiture as part of its planned takeover of Healius, Australian Clinical Labs has failed to win the approval of the competition regulator for the $1.5 billion deal.
ANZ appeals disclosure breach finding over $2.5B share placement
ANZ will appeal a ruling that it breached its continuous disclosure obligations when it failed to inform the ASX of a bailout by the underwriters of a 2015 institutional share placement.
Fake Sydney lawyer slapped with 9-month sentence, fined $16,000
Sydney man Matthew Laba, who appeared in court posing as a lawyer for clients, has been sentenced to nine months' imprisonment after pleading guilty to charges of practicing law without a licence.
You snooze, you lose sales tactic targeted in ACCC case against mattress supplier Emma Sleep
Online mattress retailer Emma Sleep faces enforcement action by the ACCC alleging the company's ad campaigns were false and misleading when they implied prices had been discounted and that sales offers would not last long.
High Court hands Mitsubishi a win in case over fuel efficiency labels
Mitsubishi Motors has prevailed before the High Court in a challenge to a ruling that it breached the consumer laws by affixing a fuel efficiency label to its Tritons, in a decision that puts a dent in a class action on behalf of tens of thousands of drivers.
Woodside taken to court by Greenpeace for greenwashing gas and oil projects
Gas giant Woodside has been hit with legal action by Greenpeace, accused of misleading the public by greenwashing its gas and oil projects.
Class action investigation begins into Johnson & Johnson’s talcum powder
As Johnson & Johnson loses its second attempt to use bankruptcy protection to resolve tens of thousands of US cases over its talcum powder products, a law firm has launched a class action investigation on behalf of Australian women who regularly used the powder and were later diagnosed with cancer.
Fitbit hit with $11M penalty for misleading customers about refunds
Google's Fitbit has been ordered to pay $11 million for misleading statements about customers' rights to refunds or replacements for faulty devices.
Firm’s ‘ridiculously low’ fee budget in Westpac class action drives down funder’s cut
A judge's decision to chop $810,000 from the funder's cut of a settled class action against Westpac sounds a warning to class action litigators that when it comes to determining the size of a commission, case budgets matter.
Class action launched over JB Hi-Fi’s ‘worthless’ extended warranties
Electronics retailer JB Hi-Fi has been hit with a landmark class action alleging it sold worthless extended warranties to customers for over a decade.