BlueScope general manager Jason Ellis made executives of a steel distributor âextremely uncomfortableâ in a meeting where he presented the steel giantâs price list, a court hearing the ACCCâs price-fixing case was told Monday.
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission has warned public agencies not to encourage businesses to coordinate bids for tenders, saying an investigation showed government departments had âcontemplated cooperationâ by competitors.
A national law firm has been found liable to pay $13 million in damages for giving negligent advice to a former client that led to a botched sale of its business to Woolworths and caused it to go into administration.
Thirteen Victorian silks have expressed “deep concern” over a bill proposed by the Andrews government giving the health minister power to make âpandemic ordersâ.
iSignthis CEO John Karantzis claims the ATO misled the court when it sought a freezing order over his assets in a dispute over an alleged $10.7 million tax debt, saying the tax office failed to give the judge âmaterialâ information.
Big Six law firm Gilbert + Tobin has announced it will give all legal staff who have been with the business since July a ten per cent pay rise and increase parental leave to 26 weeks to lure talent in a competitive market.
Two law firms accused of providing negligent advice to Dover Financial over a so-called client protection policy found to be “highly misleading” have argued the defunct financial advisor should not be able to recover the $1.2 million penalty it was ordered to pay.
ASIC has flagged it may take regulatory action against super fund executives and directors for switching personal investment options using insider information.
BlueScope Steel general manager Jason Ellis was not an honest witness and did not express genuine regret when he apologised for obstructing an ACCC investigation, a court hearing the regulatorâs price-fixing case was told Tuesday.
Asset manager Aurora Funds has won its bid to toss a demand by law firm Piper Alderman for $119,335 in allegedly unpaid legal fees, with a judge finding the terms of a settlement deed between the parties may operate as a âpenaltyâ for defaulting on payments.