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FWC deputy president who railed against ‘medical apartheid’ barred from workplace vaccine disputes
Employment 2021-10-28 9:11 pm By Miklos Bolza

A Fair Work Commission deputy president who warned against “a system of medical apartheid and segregation” in a decision on a workplace vaccine challenge has disqualified herself from hearing any future workplace vaccination disputes and been excluded from Full Bench work.

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ACCC looks to rein in Google’s search dominance with choice screen
Competition & Consumer Protection 2021-10-28 3:36 pm By Bianca Hrovat

The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission is calling for the power to mandate ā€˜choice screensā€™ in mobile devices to provide Australian consumers with a wider variety of online search engine options, as part of the regulatorā€™s ongoing efforts to mitigate Googleā€™s search dominance.

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ACCC raises competition concerns over tie-up of container equipment suppliers
Competition & Consumer Protection 2021-10-28 4:37 pm By Bianca Hrovat

The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission has flagged preliminary competition concerns about a proposed merger of two of the largest suppliers of mobile container handling equipment, saying the tie-up could leave customers without a proven alternative supplier at shipping terminals.

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Law firms accused of negligence say Dover not entitled to recover $1.2M penalty
Professional Negligence 2021-10-27 6:01 pm By Cindy Cameronne

Two law firms accused of providing negligent advice to Dover Financial over a so-called client protection policy found to be “highly misleading” have argued the defunct financial advisor should not be able to recover the $1.2 million penalty it was ordered to pay.

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ASIC mulls action against super fund execs for investment switching with insider intel
Financial Services 2021-10-27 8:13 pm By Cindy Cameronne

ASIC has flagged it may take regulatory action against super fund executives and directors for switching personal investment options using insider information.

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BlueScope general manager ‘not an honest witness’, ACCC tells court
Trials 2021-10-26 9:03 pm By Cindy Cameronne

BlueScope Steel general manager Jason Ellis was not an honest witness and did not express genuine regret when he apologised for obstructing an ACCC investigation, a court hearing the regulatorā€™s price-fixing case was told Tuesday.

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ACCC wins first ever individual guilty plea in criminal cartel case
Competition & Consumer Protection 2021-10-26 6:36 pm By Bianca Hrovat

The former export manager of pharmaceutical ingredient company Alkaloids of Australia has pleaded guilty to three counts of price-fixing, the first ever guilty plea by an individual to criminal cartel conduct.

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Tax commissioner defamed accountant Vanda Gould but has valid defence
Defamation 2021-10-25 3:51 pm By Bianca Hrovat

Embattled Sydney accountant Vanda Gould has lost his defamation case against the Commissioner of Taxation, with a court finding Chris Jordanā€™s defamatory comments constituted a ā€œrobustā€, but proportional, counter-attack to Gouldā€™s public disparagement of the Australian Tax Office.

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Cartel claims filed against roof tilers over Sydney University construction
Competition & Consumer Protection 2021-10-25 1:45 pm By Cindy Cameronne

The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission has launched civil penalty proceedings against two Sydney roof tiling businesses and their sole directors, claiming they engaged in bid rigging for construction at the University of Sydney.

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ASIC takes action against ex-Freedom Insurance boss over Vespa sales incentive
Insurance 2021-10-25 9:50 pm By Christine Caulfield

The corporate regulator has brought proceedings against the former boss of defunct Freedom Insurance and another executive over an insurance sales program that incentivized sales agents with overseas holidays and a Vespa scooter.

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