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BlueScope general manager ‘not an honest witness’, ACCC tells court
BlueScope Steel general manager Jason Ellis was not an honest witness and did not express genuine regret when he apologised for obstructing an ACCC investigation, a court hearing the regulator’s price-fixing case was told Tuesday.
Lendlease, Acciona lock horns over $160M engineering acquisition
Infrastructure developers Lendlease and Acciona are suing each other for tens of millions of dollars over alleged losses stemming from Acciona's $160 million acquisition of Lendlease's engineering business, which saw it take over the Gawler rail project in South Australia.
Crown report points finger at MinterEllison, internal legal team
MinterEllison and Crown Resort's internal lawyers were partially at fault for misconduct unearthed in a damning Royal Commission report into the casino operator because they failed to ask whether certain actions were moral as well as legal, the commissioner has found.
Eastern Health, Royal Women’s targeted in latest junior doctors class action
Eastern Health and the Royal Women's Hospital have become the latest hospital operators to be stung with a class action alleging they failed to pay junior doctors for unrostered work hours.
NCAT quashes fresh challenge to COVID-19 vaccination orders
The New South Wales Civil and Administrative Tribunal has struck down another challenge to a public health order mandating COVID-19 vaccinations for healthcare workers, saying it lacked the necessary jurisdiction to review the order's merits.
Crown gets two years to fix ‘illegal, dishonest, unethical’ conduct or face loss of casino licence
Crown Resorts has avoided having its casino licence stripped, for now, with a Victorian Royal Commission giving the casino operator two years to clean up its act after finding it failed to prevent "illegal, dishonest, unethical and exploitative" conduct.
ASIC takes action against ex-Freedom Insurance boss over Vespa sales incentive
The corporate regulator has brought proceedings against the former boss of defunct Freedom Insurance and another executive over an insurance sales program that incentivized sales agents with overseas holidays and a Vespa scooter.
Piper Alderman’s demand for $119,000 in unpaid fees from Aurora Funds set aside
Asset manager Aurora Funds has won its bid to toss a demand by law firm Piper Alderman for $119,335 in allegedly unpaid legal fees, with a judge finding the terms of a settlement deed between the parties may operate as a “penalty” for defaulting on payments.
Developer wins GST class action appeal despite misleading investors
A Canberra property developer that misled investors about GST on its apartments does not have to pay compensation to the lead applicant in a class action against it, an appeal court has found.
Injunction extended in ACCC’s challenge to Virtus’ acquisition of Adora
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission has won an injunction to stop Virtus from completing the purchase of rival Adora Fertility until a court has ruled on the competition regulator's challenge to the acquisition.