A Sydney franchisee who claimed he sunk more than $160,000 into two swim schools that were never built has lost his case for damages against troubled franchise Jump!, as it faces ongoing questions from the consumer watchdog.
Private construction company Hutchinson Builders has resolved a lawsuit it brought against the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission seeking to quash what it called an invalid notice to produce documents to the regulator, which has vowed to bring cases against the construction industry this year.
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission has signed off on pharmaceutical giant GlaxoSmithKline’s proposed acquisition of fellow heavyweight Pfizer, a merger which will put pain medications Panadol, Voltaren and Advil all under one roof, with the competition cop saying Nurofen maker Reckitt will still be able to compete.
Pop singer Guy Sebastian will enter mediation later this month in an attempt to settle his dispute with former manager Titus Day over allegedly unpaid entitlements for promotional work.
A judge has granted a bid to add former Radio Rentals CEO James Marshall and the beleaguered company’s insurer, AIG Australia, as respondents in a class action, over the protests of Marshall’s lawyer, who said his client couldn’t afford to pay for his defence.
Vodafone and TPG will file a Federal Court challenge to the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission’s opposition to their proposed $15 billion merger, teeing up the biggest merger challenge ever heard by the court.
Judgment is expected next week in the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission’s case against Pacific National alleging the rail company made an anti-competitive bid for Aurizon’s Acacia Ridge Terminal and intermodal freight business.
The consumer regulator wants a court to throw out Ultra Tune’s appeal of a $2.6 million penalty after the national car repair franchise filed its challenge more than a month late because its lawyers “miscalculated” the deadline.
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission has narrowed its case against Westpac ahead of a high-stakes trial over the bank’s alleged violations of lending laws, striking claims that certain home loans were unsuitable for consumers.
Uber has been with a class action on behalf of more than 6,000 drivers and license owners alleging the ride-sharing giant caused them harm by operating illegally in four states across Australia.