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AUSTRAC claims Star walked back admissions in money laundering case
AUSTRAC 2024-09-11 11:57 pm By Cindy Cameronne

AUSTRAC has taken The Star to task for making statements that are inconsistent with admissions the casino has made in the regulator’s case over its alleged failure to comply with its money laundering obligations.

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Promise did not seal contract, judge says in tossing Cirrus case over NZ Defence Force training
Contracts 2024-07-15 11:32 pm By Sam Matthews

A judge has tossed a contract claim brought against aircraft maintenance company Hawker Pacific by scorned subcontractor Cirrus RTPS, finding that a purported agreement surrounding a joint bid for services offered by the New Zealand Defence Force was not intended to be binding.

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‘The whole purpose is undermined’: Judge irked by referee pick in AUSTRAC case against Star
Simon White 2024-06-11 3:26 pm By Sam Matthews

The judge overseeing AUSTRAC’s case against Star Entertainment has questioned the parties’ agreement to refer questions of fact and law to a former judge for determination, rather than an anti-money laundering and counter-terrorism financing expert. 

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Port Authority of NSW hit with $300M lawsuit over Glebe Island construction
Construction 2024-05-30 2:10 pm By Cindy Cameronne

The Port Authority of NSW has been sued by a sand importer for allegedly acting unconscionably when it terminated a lease agreement over a development at Glebe Island in Sydney. 

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$1M penalty against NQ Cranes over cartel agreement gets court’s OK
Competition & Consumer Protection 2022-11-23 5:20 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

A judge has approved a $1 million penalty against Queensland crane company NQ Cranes for engaging in a conspiracy with a multinational rival to divide the Brisbane and Newcastle markets.

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Crane maker NQCranes agrees to $1M penalty in ACCC’s cartel case
Competition & Consumer Protection 2022-10-26 11:36 am By Cindy Cameronne

Queensland crane company NQCranes has agreed to pay a $1 million penalty in the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission’s case alleging it engaged in a conspiracy with a multinational rival to divide the Brisbane and Newcastle markets.

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Crane maker NQCranes loses bid to strike out ACCC’s cartel case
Competition & Consumer Protection 2021-10-20 12:20 pm By Cindy Cameronne

Queensland crane company NQCranes has lost its bid to strike out the bulk of the ACCC’s amended case alleging it engaged in a conspiracy with a multinational rival to divide the Brisbane and Newcastle markets.

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‘Serious breach of trust’: ACCC wins appeal in Google ads case against Employsure
Competition & Consumer Protection 2021-08-13 4:43 pm By Bianca Hrovat

The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission has won a challenge to a ruling that tossed its case against specialist workplace relations company Employsure, with an appeals court finding the regulator was right that the company had misled small businesses into signing long term contracts via Google ads that appeared to be government affiliated.

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Crane maker NQCranes blasts ACCC’s ‘bizarre’ new claims in cartel case
Competition & Consumer Protection 2021-07-26 5:26 pm By Christine Caulfield

Queensland crane company NQCranes wants to strike out the bulk of the ACCC’s amended case alleging a conspiracy with a multinational rival to divide the Brisbane and Newcastle markets, saying there was no evidence of the regulator’s new allegations of a second cartel agreement.

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ACCC’s cartel case against crane company incoherent, court told
Competition & Consumer Protection 2021-03-01 1:31 pm By Spencer Fowler Steen

The ACCC’s cartel case against family-owned crane company NQCranes suffers from ‘incoherence’, the company’s counsel told the Federal Court on Monday ahead of an application to strike out a large portion of the regulator’s case.

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