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Cartel charges could be trimmed in forex price-fixing case against Vina Money
Prosecutors might cut the number of criminal cartel charges levelled against money transfer business Vina Money and five individuals who allegedly fixed the foreign exchange rate on millions of dollars transferred between Australian and Vietnam between 2011 and 2016, a court has heard.
Use of CBA app for notice of $7M penalty in ASIC case not appropriate, judge says
A judge has refused to order Commonwealth Bank of Australia to publish notice of a $7 million penalty in a case brought by ASIC on its mobile app, but the bank will have to alert customers to its misconduct on its website and online newsroom.
Judge finds documents from Google’s ‘Oh Shit’ meeting relevant to penalty
Google will have to hand over documents relating to its infamous 'Oh Shit' meeting to the ACCC, with a  judge finding the material was "sufficiently likely" to be relevant to any penalties the search giant will face for misleading consumers about use of their location data.
High Court won’t hear Auctus appeal over $2.3M R&D tax refund mistake
Auctus Resources will not be able to hang on to a $2.3 million R&D tax offset refund which the Full Court found was paid by mistake, after the High Court turned down its special leave application.
ACCC says Google’s ‘Oh Shit’ meeting relevant to penalty in location privacy case
The ACCC wants Google to produce documents related to its infamous 'Oh Shit' meeting, which the consumer regulator says will be relevant to the tech giant's state of mind and the judge's penalty in a case over representations to users about their location data.
‘Serious breach of trust’: ACCC wins appeal in Google ads case against Employsure
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission has won a challenge to a ruling that tossed its case against specialist workplace relations company Employsure, with an appeals court finding the regulator was right that the company had misled small businesses into signing long term contracts via Google ads that appeared to be government affiliated.
Judge finds Phoenix Institute treated vulnerable customers with ‘callous indifference’
A judge has found collapsed education provider Phoenix Institute acted unconscionably and with "callous indifference" by enticing vulnerable consumers to enrol in unsuitable courses with promises of free laptops.
Bank of Queensland’s small business contracts were unfair, court finds
Small business owners who turned to the Bank of Queensland for financial assistance were subject to unfair contract terms that created a "significant imbalance" in the rights of the bank and its customers, a court has held.
Court throws out Merck Sharp & Dohme’s Januvia patent extension
The Federal Court has dealt US drug giant Merck Sharp & Dohme a devastating blow, overturning an "untenable" patent term extension which would have protected the monopoly of its multibillion-dollar Januvia and Janumet diabetes drugs beyond July 2o22.
$2M lawsuit against UNSW puts spotlight on whether tenured professors can be sacked
A former tenured professor is seeking $2 million from the University of New South Wales, alleging she was terminated after making complaints about discrimination, bullying and misuse of her intellectual property.