The Fair Work Commission has given the go-ahead to the proposed merger of the Construction, Forestry, Mining and Energy Union with two other unions, a marriage that will result in a powerhouse union with over 144,000 members.
Volkswagen lost its bid Tuesday to exclude evidence from its own expert witness it claims has gone off script, an early blow to the car maker in the massive trial alleging it installed dual-mode software in diesel vehicles to cheat on emissions tests.
Litigation funder LCM said Monday it had agreed to finance a $100 million class action on behalf of fishing operators and seafood suppliers who claim they lost their livelihoods after dredging at Gladstone Port in southern Queensland.
Canadian dairy giant Saputo said Monday it is considering selling a milk plant in Victoria to smooth regulatory approval of its proposed $1.3 billion deal to buy Murray Goulburn.
Teleco provider Activ8me has run afoul of the law by falsely claiming the ACCC gave its internet services the thumbs up, the consumer regulator said Monday.
Reckitt Benckiser has filed an appeal against GlaxoSmithKline, after a judge found the consumer goods giant misled consumers with claims that Nurofen was a more effective pain killer than its rival’s Panadol and ordered it to pay all of GlaxoSmithKline’s legal bill.
Lawyers running a class action against Murray Goulburn want access to evidence that the dairy cooperative’s trust consulted with a QC about possible claims against its law firm, Herbert Smith Freehills.
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission has lodged a case in Federal Court against Rio Tinto, its former CEO and former CFO over allegedly misleading market statements it made about the reserves of a recent $4 billion acquisition, a controversy that has already landed the mining giant in hot water with regulators in the UK and US.
Australia’s consumer regulator has taken Woolworths to court, saying it made deceptive claims to consumers about the biodegradability of its ‘eco’ line of picnic products.
A judge has ordered the former head of collapsed vocational training organisation Australian Careers Network to foot the legal bill of Nationwide News, likely to exceed $ 1 million, for a defamation case he brought and lost.