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A judge has blocked the director of Taylors Business from representing the company in a consumer class action, finding he will not be of any assistance to the court.
A judge has approved an $87 million settlement in a class action against Hino Motors, but says he needs to hear from a contradictor before greenlighting a law firm's 25 per cent contingency fee.
The ACCC will not oppose the Omnicom Group’s planned $21 billion acquisition of The Interpublic Group of Companies, with the regulator finding the transaction was not likely to substantially lessen competition.
Glencore Coal has lost its case against the Port of Newcastle alleging it has been overcharged shipping fees based on a determination by the competition watchdog.
The ACCC is concerned Acciona’s proposed acquisition of the East Rockingham waste-to-energy project would remove competition between the only two such facilities in Western Australia.
Auditor KPMG has hit back at a shareholder class action over water treatment business Phoslock’s alleged accounting irregularities, saying it should be completely relieved from paying damages since it acted honestly.
A judge has found that there is no need to revise the 27.5 per cent group costs order secured by Slater and Gordon following the consolidation of two class actions against Insurance Australia, despite the likelihood of a larger payout to the firm.
Funeral insurer ACBF has been hit with a $3.5 million penalty for “callous” and “egregious” misrepresentations to Indigenous customers that its business was Aboriginal owned or managed.
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission will not oppose an acquisition by Lactalis of assets of New Zealand dairy cooperative Fonterra if the French multinational is successful in its bid.
Toyota has been hit with a class action alleging that a defect in certain Corolla models caused paint to peel when exposed to sunlight or ultraviolet light.