The Australian Communications and Media Authority has found that Seven and Nine breached industry rules by showing gambling ads during their coverage of the Olympics and the NRL grand final last year.
AMP Capital Investors has won a property spat with insurance broker Willis Australia, which a judge found was not entitled to withdraw a notice to take a lease of office space at Angel Place on Pitt Street in Sydney’s CBD.
A criminal has accessed sensitive Medibank customer data, including claims information, following a recent cyberattack.
The ACCC has expressed concerns that Forestry Corporation of NSW’s proposed acquisition of Hume Forests could lead to price increases in regional areas by removing a significant competitor in the softwood market.
The High Court has declined special leave to a former Rigby Cooke client who unsuccessfully challenged the law firm’s win in a dispute over a $24.5 million East Melbourne development.
Thomson Geer has snagged a construction disputes specialist from Clayton Utz to bolster its growing construction team in Sydney.
The law firm that secured a $44.5 million settlement in a class action against Woolworths has won its full $14.5 million in costs, with a judge tossing the report of the referee he appointed to examine the fees, which he said appeared double what they should be.
Insolvency practitioners are holding their breath as the High Court hears a case that could abolish a key rule used by liquidators in recouping payments to unsecured creditors at a time when the industry is bracing for a possible recession.
A judge has questioned AMP Financial Planning over whether it breached court orders to compensate customers after finding the firm failed to prevent a now banned adviser from churning life insurance for higher commissions.
Luxury car makers BMW and Mercedes-Benz are facing separate $100 million class actions over the alleged use of cheat devices on emissions tests.