The judge who presided over ASIC’s successful case against payday lender Sunshine Loans has recused himself from deciding on penalty in the matter, saying a new court protocol might be needed for when a judge makes an adverse credit finding during the liability phase of a case.
Online auction site Grays has been ordered to pay $10 million in penalties after it admitted to making misleading statements in the descriptions of at least 750 cars listed for sale on its website.
The director of a Perth law firm fired a legal assistant by a text message that was generated with ChatGPT, the Fair Work Commission has found.
Employment Minister Tony Burke says he will support the Fair Work Commission’s plan to appoint an independent administrator to the construction division of the CFMEU and flagged an AFP investigation into recent allegations the union has been infiltrated by criminal figures.
Clive Palmer has filed an application for default judgment against the former chair of the Australian Securities and Investments Commission, James Shipton, in his proceedings alleging he acted in bad faith and beyond his power in the regulator’s pursuit of claims.
Telstra has been hit with a $1.5 million penalty from the communications regulator for failing to perform the requisite costumer ID authentication on over 150,000 “high-risk” interactions, such as SIM card swaps.
Birkenstock has succeeded in securing trade mark protection for the shape of four of its shoes, a boon to the German shoe maker as it fights knock-offs of its popular sandals.
Former BitConnect national promoter John Louis Bigatton has been convicted for his role in marketing the online cryptocurrency platform, a global Ponzi scheme that reached a market capitalisation of $5 billion before its collapse.
Fund manager Real Asset Management has appealed a ruling which upheld mortgage broker RAMS’ bid to block the registration of two RAM trade marks.
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission has brought proceedings against retailer The Good Guys, alleging it made misleading statements about store credit.