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ACCC weighs changing the law to rein in tech giants
Competition & Consumer Protection 2022-02-28 3:47 pm By Sam Matthews

The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission is considering whether new laws are needed to rein in Google, Apple and Facebook, including rules to curb self-preferencing conduct and strengthen the merger review framework.

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ALP loses challenge to federal takeover ahead of election
Appeals 2022-02-25 9:58 pm By Sam Matthews

Members of the Victorian Labor party and associated unions have lost a bid to overturn a judge’s finding that the pre-selection of ALP candidates in Victorian electorates by federal administrators during their takeover of the state party was lawful.

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GetSwift says stock price drop didn’t prove ‘materiality’ of ASX statements
Securities 2022-02-24 10:22 pm By Sam Matthews

Logistics company GetSwift will argue on appeal that a judge who found the company took a “PR-driven approach” to ASX statements was wrong in his assessment of whether those statements contained material omissions.

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ACCC weighs ‘mix and match’ sell-off in Cargotec, Konecranes merger
Competition & Consumer Protection 2022-02-24 11:06 pm By Sam Matthews

The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission is weighing court enforceable undertakings proposed by Finnish cargo handling companies Cargotec and Konecranes to alleviate concerns their merger would be anticompetitive.

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BHP unit’s Christmas Day work requirement reasonable, court says
Employment 2022-02-23 7:31 pm By Sam Matthews

A court has shut down action by the CFMEU  on behalf of coal miners who were rostered to work Christmas Day and Boxing Day at the Daunia Mine in central Queensland in 2019.

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Virgin Australia may face class action over 2019 prospectus
Class Actions 2022-02-22 6:55 pm By Sam Matthews

Virgin Australia is facing a shareholder class action investigation over representations made in a 2019 prospectus for a capital raising to fund its $700 million acquisition of the Velocity loyalty program, issued six months before the airline filed for administration.

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Judge trashes Energy Beverages’ ‘Mother’ trade marks
Intellectual Property 2022-02-22 5:56 pm By Sam Matthews

Energy Beverages, which makes Mother brand energy drinks, has failed to convince a judge that two of its ‘Mother’ trade marks should not be removed for non-use.

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Kazal brothers hit with $1.5M judgment for ‘vendetta’ against ex-business partner
Defamation 2022-02-21 9:35 pm By Sam Matthews

A judge has hit brothers Adam and Charif Kazal with $1.45 million in damages in a defamation lawsuit brought by their former business partner Rodric David and his company, finding the Kazals vilified and denigrated David as part of a ‘vendetta’.

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CBA wants more info on $45M rest break lawsuit
Employment 2022-02-21 4:21 pm By Sam Matthews

The Commonwealth Bank of Australia wants more details about the Finance Sector Union’s allegations that it failed to provide thousands of employees with paid rest breaks for at least six years. 

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White & Case picks up Norton Rose global project partner in Sydney
Business of Law 2022-02-21 3:45 pm By Sam Matthews

White & Case has recruited a 15-year veteran of Norton Rose’s project development team for its Sydney office.

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