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The Good Guys hits back at ACCC case over store credit claims
The Good Guys has admitted 21,000 customers were not provided with store credit within the timeframe specified in promotions, but denies the most customers never received the promised credit.
1 or 21M: Australian Clinical Labs wants court’s take on OAIC’s data breach maths
Australian Clinical Labs, which is facing regulatory action over a 2022 data breach, is fighting the information commissioner's claim that it breached privacy laws 21.5 million times.
Merger regime overhaul to make process more challenging, lawyers say
The federal government's bill to overhaul the merger review regime has been welcomed by the regulator, but competition lawyers have warned the clearance process under the reforms will prove more challenging. 
Celebrity chef in hot water over alleged underpayments
The company and chef behind the former French Potts Point fine dining restaurant Metisse have been taken to court for allegedly underpaying two French employees. 
Full Court asked to clarify ‘authorised rep’ in ASIC crypto appeal
ASIC has appealed a decision in its mostly successful case against the issuer of the Qoin crypto coin, challenging an "important" finding on authorised representatives of AFSL holders. 
AFT’s patent for cold medication just three drugs ‘in a box’, IP Australia says
IP Australia has rejected AFT Pharmaceuticals’ bid to patent a combination cold and flu medication, finding the invention was little more than putting three different medications “in a box”.
Court stays Clive Palmer’s challenge to ASIC examination
The CDPP and ASIC have succeeded in staying Clive Palmer’s case challenging the lawfulness of a seven-year-old examination, with a judge finding it would fragment criminal cases against the mining magnate.
ACCC to review ‘high risk’ mergers under proposed reforms
The Treasurer is expected to introduce legislation on Thursday that will mandate review of mergers above a certain monetary threshold and tie-ups deemed "high risk".
Full Court’s continuous disclosure ruling could embolden ASIC
A ruling that clarified the materiality requirement in continuous disclosure cases could lead to more regulatory actions and activist shareholder claims, but won't boost shareholder class actions, experts say.
Former Noumi CFO set to cop $100,000 penalty in ASIC case
A judge has indicated he will sign off on a $100,000 penalty and four-year ban against the former CFO of Noumi, who has admitted his role in the food company’s non-disclosures.