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Virgin administrators sign deal with Bain Capital to buy struggling airline
Virgin's administrators have reached a deal with Bain Capital to buy the airline and its subsidiaries, saying Friday US investment firm had made a "strong and compelling" bid to keep Australia’s second airline operating and secure the jobs of thousands of workers.
ACCC takes Pacific National, Aurizon terminal deal challenge to High Court
The competition regulator wants the High Court to hear its challenge to Pacific National's $205 million acquisition of Aurizon's Acacia Ridge Terminal in Queensland, saying the deal would entrench the rail freight carrier's near monopoly on the east coast of Australia.
Google to pay publishers for news content
Google has reached agreements with publishers in three countries to pay for news, as the ACCC works out the details of a mandatory code under which the search giant and Facebook would be forced to pay publishers for news.
Corporate insolvency partner scores partial win on appeal in breakup spat
A challenge to a judgment which found that one partner of a corporate insolvency firm "ambushed" the other to leave the business has been partially overturned by an appeals court.
Judge won’t re-open Love Is In The Air case to hear argument ‘overlooked’ the first time
The judge overseeing a copyright infringement lawsuit against an electronic music duo and Air France over the 1977 disco hit 'Love Is In The Air' has denied a request to re-open the case or tweak his reasons for rejecting most claims for damages, saying the plaintiffs' opportunity to raise an argument they had likely "overlooked" had passed.
Road barrier companies hit the brakes on patent dispute
A settlement has been reached in a dispute between UK-based Hill & Smith Holdings and Australia-based Safe Barriers Pty Ltd over a patented road safety barrier system.
Ex-Beem It boss sacked for blowing whistle on CBA conflicts over proposed sale, suit says
The former CEO of Commonwealth Bank subsidiary Beem It was dismissed for blowing the whistle on multiple conflicts of interest by directors of the digital payment company, just months after she was warned by one director that the "CBA wagons" were circling her, a lawsuit alleges.
High Court contacts 100 former associates who worked during Dyson Heydon decade
The High Court is reaching out to more than 100 former associates who worked during the tenure of former Justice Dyson Heydon, the high-powered judge facing legal action after being found to have sexually harassed several female associates.
Geowash execs win stay of enforcement of $2.7M fine in ACCC case
A judge has agreed to give two executives of Geowash a reprieve from enforcement of $2.7 million in penalties pending an appeal of a judgment in an ACCC case that found the car wash franchisor overcharged franchisees and misled them about expected revenue.
Accused war criminal Ben Roberts-Smith likely to give evidence in open court
After claiming he could be vindicated only by giving evidence in open court, war veteran Ben Roberts-Smith looks likely to get his wish, as the parties to his defamation proceedings finalise negotiations with the Federal Government on the use of national security information.