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High Court to hear appeal of ACCC’s unconscionable conduct win against college
Competition & Consumer Protection 2023-09-15 4:54 pm By Cindy Cameronne

The High Court has granted defunct online educator Captain Cook College special leave to appeal a finding that it engaged in systemic unconscionable conduct by […]

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College’s enrolment practices should be ‘condemned’, Full Court says in ACCC win
Competition & Consumer Protection 2023-04-06 4:29 pm By Cindy Cameronne

The Full Federal Court has upheld a finding that online educator Captain Cook College engaged in systemic unconscionable conduct by enrolling thousands of unsuitable students, […]

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$27M penalty for ‘extensive and systematic’ failures by CBA units
Financial Services 2022-10-25 11:03 pm By Sam Matthews

Commonwealth Bank units CommSec and Australian Investments Exchange have been ordered to pay more than $27 million for ā€œserious and unacceptableā€ system failures that led […]

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CommSec agrees to $20M penalty for ‘serious and unacceptable’ system failures
Financial Services 2022-03-03 9:02 pm By Bianca Hrovat

Commonwealth Bank unit CommSec has agreed to pay a $20 million penalty for a series of ā€œserious and unacceptableā€ failures that lead to excessive fee […]

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ASIC opposes BlueScope general managerā€™s request to manage company
Competition & Consumer Protection 2021-12-09 3:09 pm By Cindy Cameronne

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission has opposed BlueScope Steel general manager Jason Ellisā€™ request for court permission to manage another company, saying he should […]

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Captain Cook College engaged in systemic unconscionable conduct, court finds
Competition & Consumer Protection 2021-07-02 11:09 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Motivated by greed, online educator Captain Cook CollegeĀ engaged in a system of unconscionable conduct by enrolling thousands of students who accrued $60 million in debt […]

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GetSwift’s move to Canada wins court, FIRB approval after fierce opposition by ASIC
Securities 2021-01-08 9:21 pm By Miklos Bolza

Last-mile logistics software company GetSwift has ceased trading on the ASX after its relocation to Canada got the greenlight by the Federal Court and FIRB […]

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ASIC not ‘disproportionately prejudiced’ by GetSwift’s move to Canada, judge says
Corporate 2020-12-01 9:23 pm By Miklos Bolza

A judge has found that a plan by last mile logistics software company GetSwift to relocate to Canada in the midst of ongoing civil litigation […]

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Judge postpones signing off on GetSwift move to Canada until FIRB approval
Corporate 2020-11-27 7:49 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

A judge has indicated she will approve GetSwift’s plans to relocate to Canada, despite concerns raised by ASIC, but will wait until the company has […]

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GetSwift not ‘fleeing the jurisdiction’ with Canada relocation bid, court told
Corporate 2020-11-26 6:58 pm By Miklos Bolza

Logistics software company GetSwift has tried to assure the Federal Court that an attempt to relocate to Canada is not for the purpose of avoiding […]

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