A former PricewaterhouseCoopers partner has brought defamation proceedings over public statements he alleges falsely linked him to the tax leaks scandal that rocked the professional services firm last year.
A shareholder has dropped her case against ANZ over concerns it was failing to properly manage climate change risk, after the bank publicly committed to treating it as a key risk, later revealing it would stop providing project finance to new or expanded oil and gas projects.
Moves to restore public confidence in the government reviews process are underway after the federal Parliament passed new legislation replacing the “damaged” Administrative Appeals Tribunal, which has been criticised for failing to stop the Robodebt scheme, with a new Administrative Review Tribunal.
Legal representatives for a company that dobs in fellow cartel members will not generally be permitted in the room when the competition regulator interviews directors, employees and others seeking derivative immunity from prosecution, under proposed amendments to the ACCC’s immunity policy.
The Australian Prudential Regulation Authority has slapped additional licence conditions on Mercer Superannuation after the prudential regulator identified deficiencies in risk and compliance management by the trustee, which oversees a super fund holding $70 billion of members’ money.
The Queensland Civil and Administrative Tribunal has ruled that social media giant X must face a human rights complaint brought by a Muslim advocacy group over allegedly dehumanising material on the site.
Law firm Corrs Chambers Westgarth is facing enquiries by SafeWork NSW into allegations of “psychosocial hazards” made in a complaint to the workplace health and safety regulator.
A judge has granted leave to law firm Levitt Robinson to challenge a ruling cutting $1.14 million of its fees from a settled class action against retirement home operator Aveo, finding the appeal was sufficiently arguable.
Seeking leave to challenge a decision that shaved $1.14 million from its costs in running a class action against Aveo, Levitt Robinson has argued the firm would have enjoyed a right of appeal if it had been joined to the case as it ought to have been.
In a continuing fight over damages stemming from misleading burger ads, McDonald’s has opposed production of sales information to Hungry Jack’s directors and its top executive, saying the information was confidential and the companies “fierce competitors”.