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ACCC dodges indemnity costs over failed detergent cartel appeal
Personal healthcare giant PZ Cussons has lost its bid for indemnity costs against the ACCC, after claiming that the regulator was "doomed to fail" when it appealed a judgment dismissing its case over an alleged laundry detergent cartel.
ACCC loses appeal over $205M Pacific National, Aurizon terminal deal
The ACCC has come up short in its appeal of a ruling that dismissed its challenge to Pacific National $205 million acquisition of Aurizon's Acacia Ridge Terminal in Queensland, with the Full Federal Court also releasing Pacific National from an undertaking given to the court.
Courts should be flexible on laws in COVID-19 pandemic, says Virgin Australia judge
The COVID-19 pandemic and government social distancing restrictions were reasons to be flexible in applying and adapting the law, the judge overseeing the administration of Virgin Australia has said in exempting administrators from liability for unpaid leases and allowing Thursday's meeting of the airlines' creditors to be held by teleconference.
Virgin administrators not on the hook for aircraft leases, for now
The administrators of Virgin Australia will not have to pay the troubled carrier’s aircraft and other lease payments, after a court granted them a temporary exemption from liability.
Landmark ruling nixing class closure orders likely to reach High Court
A ruling Wednesday that struck down class closure orders -- a device used by judges in class actions for the past two decades -- has split the courts in Australia and is expected to head to the High Court.
Courts don’t have power to make class closure orders, appeals court says
An appeals court has overturned a ruling ordering class closure in seven representative proceedings against car makers over defective Takata airbags, finding courts do not have the power to make class closure orders.
Judge ‘pleasantly surprised’ by virtual trials, refuses to delay GetSwift hearing
A judge has refused to delay a civil penalty hearing brought by ASIC against GetSwift, scheduled to begin in June, after the logistics company argued that the virtual hearing necessitated by the COVID-19 pandemic would be prejudicial and the proceedings should be adjourned.
ACCC was unreasonable to pursue cartel appeal, Cussons says
Personal healthcare giant PZ Cussons is seeking indemnity costs from the ACCC, claiming the regulator unreasonably rejected a settlement offer in its case over an alleged laundry detergent cartel.
ACCC strikes out again, loses misuse of market power case against Ramsay Health
A court has tossed a case by the ACCC against Ramsay Health Care claiming that the global hospital group misused its market power by pressuring a group of doctors who planned to open their own day clinic.
Cussons seeks $4.7M in indemnity costs from ACCC for ‘doomed to fail’ cartel case
Personal healthcare giant PZ Cussons is seeking $4.7 million in indemnity costs from the ACCC, claiming the regulator's much hyped spoke and hub case over an alleged laundry detergent cartel was always "overwhelmingly likely" to fail.