Industries

In a major loss for the Australian Taxation Office, a High Court majority has found an agreement between US soft drink giant PepsiCo and Schweppes Australia to sell brands such as Pepsi and Mountain Dew in Australia was not subject to a royalty withholding tax.

The CEO of embattled Melbourne builder Vansan Construction is fighting a $2 million default judgment for SK Developments, saying he was given no opportunity to defend himself.

Gold exploration company Zuleika Gold has to produce a draft technical report to Vango Mining as it seeks "significant damages' over a repudiated joint venture agreement, with a judge finding an affidavit from its solicitor put the report squarely in issue. 

A landmark finding that Apple and Google misused their market power will boost competition claims -- including class actions -- against other dominant digital market players and could prompt the ACCC to consider action, experts told Lawyerly.  

Seven Network has secured a suppression order over court documents ahead of mediation in a lawsuit lodged by a long-time producer, with a judge agreeing media access to the case may “imperil” the settlement talks.

The corporate regulator has launched a review into the requirement that superannuation funds disclose land transfer duty fees, commonly referred to as a 'stamp duty', in a move that could boost super investments in the property sector.

EY may seek damages against rival consulting firm Alvarez & Marsal after it won preliminary discovery to pursue possible claims over a mass departure of partners and staff from its international tax practice. 

National Australia Bank and its home loan lender subsidiary have been ordered to pay a $15.5 million penalty after admitting to mishandling hundreds of customer hardship applications.

Commercial property fund Elanor Funds Management has hit back at "factually incorrect" claims made by Lederer Group as part of a $285 million takeover bid.

Port of Newcastle has failed in its bid for declarations following its defeat of of Glencore Coal's case over wharfage fees, despite arguing further disputes could be avoided.