Anna Macdonald

Builder Watpac can't block a 67-year-old employee from pursuing a Fair Work Commission challenge to his employer's denial of his request to work four days a week so that he can spend time writing.

A unit of spirits maker Pernod Ricard has lost its opposition to rival Sazerac's bid to register 'Stagg' as a trade mark for a whiskey brand, with an IP Australia delegate finding the mark was not deceptively similar to Pernod Ricard's 'Royal Stag' mark. 

A former United Global Capital financial adviser who was banned from registering as financial adviser for two years has been hit with a three-year ban following an unsuccessful review to the Administrative Review Tribunal. 

Criminals are increasingly using AI in their money laundering playbook, increasing the scale and sophistication of financial crimes, AUSTRAC has warned.

Norton Rose Fulbright has appointed a partner from US firm Sidley Austin to join its Asia Pacific energy and infrastructure practice. 

McCullough Robertson has lured a partner from Ashurst who has advised the Queensland government on the 2032 Olympic Games.

Lander & Rogers has nabbed a finance partner from Corrs Chambers & Westgarth, who says his clients have been enthusiastic about his shift to a somewhat smaller firm. 

A major contractor on the Western Sydney Airport Metro project has been terminated as a corruption investigation into supply chains is referred to police and a number of agencies, including NACC.

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission has warned market participants to strengthen their cyber resilience in the face of new threats posed by AI, just months after the regulator secured its first penalty against a company over cyber failures.

AUSTRAC has opened an investigation into betting company Tabcorp’s compliance with anti-money laundering laws.