Debt management business Solve My Debt Now will admit liability in action by the Australian Securities and Investments Commission alleging customers were worse off after using its services.
A class action against Fogo Brazilia and its law firm will be shut down if the lead franchisee fails to find $2.9 million in security for the restaurant chain’s costs.
The Albanese government has backed recommendations that would give the ACCC increased power to target anti-competitive conduct by tech companies.
A court has found that investment mentoring firm The Property Mentors made misleading statements to investors about the estimated timeframe and returns of a failed development in Perth.
A second law firm has launched a class action investigation into Google’s dominance in the online advertising exchange, alleging breaches of competition laws.
The competition regulator has given Virgin and Qatar Airways the greenlight for a cooperation agreement to run flights between Doha and Australia’s major cities.
US drug company Allergan is facing a class action on behalf of women implanted with textured breast implants that were recalled after they were linked to a form of non-Hodgkin lymphoma.
Rail freight operator Aurizon has secured ACCC clearance for its proposed acquisition of stevedoring business Flinders Logistics after restructuring the deal.
Online travel booking site Webjet has been taken to court by the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission for allegedly misleading consumers about flight prices and bookings.
Supermarkets could face $10 million fines for breaking a soon-to-be mandatory industry code under legislation introduced by the Albanese government.