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Ardent Leisure settles class action over Dreamworld tragedy for $26M
Class Actions 2023-08-24 11:55 am By Cat Fredenburgh

A $26 million settlement has been reached in a class action against Ardent Leisure alleging it misled shareholders about safety measures that were in place ahead of the 2016 tragedy at its Dreamworld theme park in Queensland which claimed four lives.

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Competition taskforce to consider merger law overhaul
Competition & Consumer Protection 2023-08-23 3:10 pm By Sam Matthews

The federal government has announced a new competition taskforce supported by a former ACCC chair that will look into reforms of the country’s merger laws, market concentration and non-compete employee clauses.

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Wealth guru Dominique Grubisa can’t get more detail about ACCC’s case
Competition & Consumer Protection 2023-08-22 1:42 pm By Cindy Cameronne

Dominique Grubisa has come up short in her bid to have the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission file formal pleadings in its case alleging she misled students enrolled in her real estate investing and wealth management courses.

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Class action says Qantas got ‘$1B in interest free loans’ from COVID-19 cancellations
Class Actions 2023-08-21 12:34 pm By Cindy Cameronne

Qantas faces a class action on behalf of hundreds of thousands of customers who allegedly never received refunds after flights were cancelled during the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Mercer set to admit liability in ASICā€™s first greenwashing case
Competition & Consumer Protection 2023-08-18 9:13 pm By Sam Matthews

Mercer Superannuation is likely to admit liability in the corporate regulatorā€™s maiden greenwashing case, a court has heard.

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Care A2 Plus seeks to block US fraud suit brought by distributor
Competition & Consumer Protection 2023-08-17 11:00 pm By Sam Matthews

After being hit by a $200 million claim in Australia, infant formula company Care A2 Plus is asking the court to block US business partner Gensco from filing a second lawsuit in its home country, which it says is intended to “harass and split the resources” of CAP and its directors.

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Nursing home class actions try again for insurance docs
Class Actions 2023-08-17 11:32 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Two class actions against Victorian aged care providers on behalf of families of residents who died due to alleged failures during the COVID-19 pandemic have appealed a ruling that rejected their bid for insurance and financial information to assist in mediation.

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Norovirus class action defeats Carnival’s latest strike-out bid
Class Actions 2023-08-16 11:49 pm By Cindy Cameronne

A class action against Carnival over norovirus outbreaks on its Sun Princess cruise ship has defeated the cruise operatorā€™s second strike out bid, with a judge saying the failure to identify what exactly went wrong ā€œmay not be fatalā€ to the case.

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Noumi to face penalty in ASIC case after admitting to inflated inventory
Securities 2023-08-15 9:46 pm By Cindy Cameronne

Noumi has admitted in a case by ASIC to breaching its continuous disclosure obligations by overstating the value of its inventory and failing to give a true and fair view of the companyā€™s financial position.

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Care A2 Plus denies claims in $200M fight with baby formula distributor Gensco
Contracts 2023-08-15 11:22 pm By Sam Matthews

Australian infant formula company Care A2 Plus has hit back at a $200 million lawsuit by US business partner Gensco, arguing the distributor did not properly execute the agreement at the heart of the dispute as allegations of phantom companies fly.

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