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ACCC cartel investigator admits ‘oversight’ in comfort letter to JPMorgan
An ACCC officer who was heading up a team investigating alleged cartel conduct by ANZ Banking Group and three investment banks has admitted that the regulator may have made an 'oversight' in a letter of comfort offered to JPMorgan ahead of the bank's immunity application in the case.
Judge allows discovery for possible bushfire class action against Essential Energy
A law firm has won its case seeking preliminary discovery from Essential Energy to pursue a possible class action against the state-owned electricity infrastructure company over the 2018 Tathra bushfire in NSW.
ACCC wins power to compel information from Google, Facebook
The Federal Government has blessed the ACCC's request for an extended public inquiry into Google and Facebook as well as a separate probe into the tech giants' advertising practices, arming the regulator with the power to collect information on the companies' advertising and search algorithms.
Bunnings’ deal with Adelaide Tools under scrutiny by ACCC
The ACCC has raised concerns that the proposed tie-up of hardware store giant Bunnings Warehouse and family-owned Adelaide Tools and Oaklands Mower Centre will stifle competition.
Ex-Bellamy’s director Jan Cameron faces criminal charges over share disclosures
Former Bellamy's Australia director Jan Cameron has been charged by prosecutors after an ASIC investigation over her alleged failure to disclose her substantial stake in the organic baby food company.
Taco Bell to open in Victoria after settling Taco Bill lawsuit
A Mexican restaurant franchise has settled a dispute with Taco Bell that will allow the fast food giant to move ahead with plans to set up shop in Victoria.
Judge hints at broad powers to make common fund orders at class action settlement
Future orders putting all class action group members on the hook for a funder's commission in the wake of the High Court’s common fund ruling could be made under the court’s broad equitable powers, not just statutory power, a Federal Court judge has hinted.
In loss for Herbert Smith Freehills, court says self-represented law firms can’t recover costs
Herbert Smith Freehills cannot recover its costs for successfully representing itself in litigation with United Petroleum over the company's aborted initial public offering, with an appeals court finding the High Court's recent ruling eliminating the so-called Chorley exception for self-represented lawyers applies to law firms as well.
Law firms behind Monsanto competing class actions can’t seem to get along
The law firms running two competing product liability class actions against chemical giant Monsanto over its allegedly cancer-causing weed killer have been unable to reach agreement on how they will jointly manage the cases, a court has heard.
Fairfax slammed for ‘very unhelpful’ defence in Elaine Stead defamation case
Nine-owned Fairfax Media has been sent back to the drawing board to redo what a judge called a "very unhelpful" defence to a defamation lawsuit brought by venture capitalist Elaine Stead over articles that appeared in the Australian Financial Review about her role in the collapse of fund manager Blue Sky Alternative Investments.