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AUSTRAC orders external audit of Afterpay over money laundering compliance
AUSTRAC has ordered buy now, pay later giant Afterpay to appoint an independent auditor to oversee its compliance with anti-money laundering laws.
ACCC raises competition concerns about Landmark’s $469M bid for Ruralco
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission has raised competition concerns about rural supply giant Landmark's proposed $469 million takeover of competitor Ruralco, a move that would consolidate two of the three largest players in the rural merchandise market.
ACCC too late to alter Pacific National undertaking, judge says
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission has come up short again in its challenge to Pacific National's $205 million acquisition of competitor Aurizon's Queensland freight terminal, with a judge shooting down the regulator's request for a variation of Pacific's undertaking that it will not block third parties from accessing the terminal.
NAB may face beefed up class action over ‘worthless’ insurance
Slater and Gordon is looking to significantly expand its class action against National Australia Bank over the sale of "worthless" credit card insurance to include personal loan customers who were sold allegedly unsuitable insurance policies.
In win for class, judge says promises in McMillan Shakespeare unit’s warranties were illusory
Promises to pay out claims under vehicle warranties issued by a unit of car leasing giant McMillan Shakespeare were illusory because of a clause that gave the company "manifestly sweeping" discretion to reject any claim, a judge has ruled, in a victory for a class action over the allegedly worthless financial products.
ACCC to seek $4M in refunds for Jump! swim school franchisees
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission will seek more than $4 million in refunds plus penalties when it takes the troubled operator of the Jump! Swim School franchise and its top executive to court for alleged violations of the Australian Consumer Law.
Settlement reached in recycling plant fire class action
A settlement has been reached in a class action brought on behalf of individuals and businesses that allegedly suffered loss or injury from a 2017 fire at the Coolaroo recycling plant in Victoria.
Quintis to hand over insurance docs in class actions
Failed sandalwood oil producer Quintis has agreed to hand over insurance policies showing any coverage for potential liability it or its former CEO may have in two class actions brought against them.
Kraft, Bega to go another round in epic peanut butter trade dress battle
The long-running dispute between Kraft Foods and Bega over who owns the rights to use the signature Kraft peanut butter trade dress in Australia is not over, with Kraft appealing a ruling that found Bega had acquired the rights to the trade dress when it purchased Kraft unit Mondelez's Australian and New Zealand business in 2017.
Fair Work Commissioner cleared of bias over ‘smokebomb’ comment
The Fair Work Commission has dismissed an appeal by the Construction, Forestry, Maritime, Mining and Energy Union challenging a decision by a commissioner to not recuse herself from hearing a construction site dispute with Watpac after commenting that the union's complaint about safety concerns at the site appeared to be a “smokebomb”.