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ACCC rejects $4.9B ANZ, Suncorp merger
The ACCC has rejected ANZ's $4.9 billion acquisition of Queensland-based Suncorp, setting up a likely challenge before the Australian Competition Tribunal.
Crumbs! Kraft loses opposition to Mars patent for chocolate flavour
An IP Australia delegate has shot down Kraft's opposition to a Mars patent for a less costly method for producing the distinct creaminess and flavour of crumb chocolate.
Resort not vicariously liable for actions of urinating employee, High Court says
The High Court has found a Whitsundays resort is not vicariously liable for the actions of an employee who urinated on his roommate in staff accommodation after a night of drinking, finding the act had "no real connection" to his employment.
Norton Rose lures construction pros back from Clyde & Co
Norton Rose Fulbright has lured back two leading construction lawyers to the firm from Clyde & Co, along with a third leading construction and projects specialist.
Investment manager charged with forging portfolio report
An investment manager has been arrested and charged with providing prospective investors with forged portfolio reports.
EY points finger at Blue Sky in shareholder class action defence
Auditor Ernst & Young has filed cross-claims against Blue Sky in a shareholder class action accusing the collapsed investment firm of misleading shareholders by misstating its assets under management.
Attorney-General calls on lawyers to help push Voice campaign to victory
Attorney-General Mark Dreyfus has called on Australia's lawyers to show their support for the Indigenous Voice as the campaign to amend the Constitution to enshrine a Voice in Parliament races ahead.
Phoenix hit with record $438M penalty for unconscionable enrollment practices
Collapsed vocational education provider Phoenix Institute and its marketing arm have been hit with a record $438 million penalty after a judge found they acted unconscionably and with "callous indifference" by enticing vulnerable consumers to enrol in unsuitable courses with promises of free laptops.
Select AFSL exec appeals ruling he ‘turned a blind eye’ to unconscionable sales tactics
The former director of Select AFSL has appealed a judge's decision to slap him with a $100,000 penalty and a disqualification order after finding he "turned a blind eye" to the life insurer's unconscionable phone sales tactics.
Former MP Craig Kelly defeats suit over election poster font size
The Federal Court has thrown out a lawsuit accusing former NSW politician Craig Kelly of breaching electoral laws with election posters that displayed the details of his authorisation in 8 point font.