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‘Contingency on contingency’: Judge won’t halt IP dispute over Abilify generic
Intellectual Property 2024-11-01 11:18 pm By Sam Matthews

The Commonwealth has lost its bid to pause a long-running dispute over a generic form of brand drug Abilify while the High Court hears a different generic drug battle.

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Government wants to stay 12-year-old dispute over Abilify generic
Intellectual Property 2024-10-30 11:12 pm By Cindy Cameronne

The Commonwealth has argued that a long-running dispute involving drug makers Otsuka, Bristol-Myers Squibb and Generic Health should be put on ice until the High Court rules in a separate matter.

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CIMIC loses appeal against insurers over coverage for Iraq bribery cases
Insurance 2024-09-19 11:04 pm By Christine Caulfield

Insurers have won a challenge to a declaration that engineering firm CIMIC could make claims under policies for costs arising from corruption cases, including a $32 million class action settlement.

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Grays hit with $10M penalty for misleading cars listings
Competition & Consumer Protection 2024-07-18 11:48 pm By Cindy Cameronne

Online auction site Grays has been ordered to pay $10 million in penalties after it admitted to making misleading statements in the descriptions of at least 750 cars listed for sale on its website. 

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Delta Building appeals $1.5M fine in National Gallery bid rigging case
Appeals 2024-07-04 12:07 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Industrial technology company Delta Building Automation has appealed a $1.5 million penalty for attempting to rig a bid for construction work on the National Gallery of Australia, a penalty five times the amount it claimed it should face.

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Judge penalises National Gallery contractor $1.5M in ACCC bid-rigging case
Competition & Consumer Protection 2024-06-04 11:22 pm By Andy Sidler

Industrial technology company Delta Building Automation has been hit with a $1.5 million penalty after it was found liable for attempting to rig a bid for construction work on the National Gallery of Australia, a penalty five times the sum it asked the court to impose.

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Qantas can’t keep lid on instructions to Herbert Smith Freehills over ground crew sacking
Employment 2024-03-06 3:57 pm By Cindy Cameronne

A judge has ordered Qantas to hand over instructions it gave to its solicitors at Herbert Smith Freehills that underpinned advice over the airline’s decision to sack 1,700 ground crew during the COVID-19 pandemic.

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ACCC won’t appeal loss in challenge to $4.9B ANZ, Suncorp merger
Competition & Consumer Protection 2024-03-05 9:52 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

The competition regulator will not appeal a tribunal ruling that set aside its decision to block the $4.9 billion merger between ANZ and Suncorp, but promised it will continue to scrutinise the banking industry.

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ACCC faced ‘formidable obstacle’ in fight against ANZ, Suncorp merger
Analysis 2024-02-20 10:30 pm By Cindy Cameronne

The ACCC’s rejection of a $4.9 billion merger between ANZ and Suncorp was hardly surprising given the concentrated nature of the home loans market, but the competition regulator faced an uphill battle in having the decision upheld, an expert says.

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ACCC’s decision blocking $4.9B ANZ, Suncorp merger overturned by competition tribunal
Competition & Consumer Protection 2024-02-20 9:56 am By Cindy Cameronne

The ACCC’s decision to block a $4.9 billion merger between ANZ and Suncorp has been set aside, with a tribunal finding the transaction will not substantially lessen competition in the home loans market or for agribusiness and SME clients in Queensland. 

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