Cruise operator Scenic Tours has agreed to settle a long-running class action with travellers who were promised a âonce in a lifetime cruise along the grand waterways of Europeâ but were instead forced to take the bus, after almost ten years of litigation that went all the way to the High Court.
A declassing bid by nine doctors in a class action on behalf of women allegedly injured by a one-size-fits-all approach to breast implant surgeries must apply to the entire proceeding, not just the claims against them, a court has heard.
Johnson Winter Slattery has appointed senior tax specialist Don Spirason, former Vice President of Tax at BHP, as a special counsel based in Melbourne. Spirason joins JWS with more than 20 yearsâ tax experience, including more than 10 years at BHP and 5 years at Fosterâs Group. Beginning his career at Corrs Chambers Westgarth, he…
Multiple class actions against Downer EDI over accounting irregularities might be bound for the High Court as complex legal questions swirl, a judge said on Wednesday.
A judge overseeing class actions against car makers Hyundai and Kia over alleged engine defects has dismissed the carmakersâ bid to inspect the lead applicantsâ vehicles before defences are filed in the proceedings.
A report alleging that the ATO asked the Tax Practitioner Board to curtail its investigation of a PwC tax leaks scandal was âfundamentally misleadingâ, a senior tax official has said.
Executives from KPMG have condemned the PwC tax breach scandal as âdisturbingâ and admitted past mistakes after the firm was rocked by an exam cheating scandal.
Commonwealth Bank of Australia has copped a record $3.55 million penalty for breaching spam laws after it sent more than 65 million emails without an easy way for individuals to unsubscribe.
Mining magnate Clive Palmer and his company Mineralogy have lost a bid to block subpoenas asking their advisors to hand over information regarding the sale of Townvilleâs Yabulu nickel and cobalt refinery, as part of a $1.8 billion fight over the value of the site.  Â
ANZ has rubbished arguments from a competitor and the ACCC that its merger with Suncorpâs banking arm will reduce competition and hurt consumers, saying the watchdog had been asked to believe a âdistorted and selective viewâ of the proposal.