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Aussie Skips appeals cartel judgment socking it with $3.5M fine
Competition & Consumer Protection 2024-03-27 3:15 pm By Christine Caulfield

Aussie Skips is fighting a court’s ruling that imposed a $3.5 million penalty against the waste company and sentenced its boss to an 18-month intensive […]

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Bingo, Aussie Skips hit with $33.5M in cartel penalties, CEOs get community service
Competition & Consumer Protection 2024-02-23 12:52 pm By Sam Matthews

A judge has sentenced the former CEO of Bingo Industries to two years’ imprisonment to be served in the community and imposed $30 million in […]

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ME Bank hit with $820,000 penalty for misleading borrowers
Financial Services 2024-01-19 4:03 pm By Sam Matthews

Bank of Queensland will pay a $820,000 penalty after its Members Equity was found guilty of criminal charges over misleading representations, with a judge finding […]

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ME Bank pleads guilty to misleading borrowers, says crime didn’t hurt anyone
Financial Services 2023-09-07 11:00 pm By Sam Matthews

Direct bank Members Equity has pleaded guilty to criminal charges over misleading representations to customers, but a judge has questioned the bank’s submissions in favour […]

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Prosecutors want prison sentence for CEO in Sydney waste cartel case
Competition & Consumer Protection 2023-03-09 5:59 pm By Sam Matthews

The former managing director and CEO of Bingo Industries should be sentenced to imprisonment for aiding and abetting the waste company in fixing prices for […]

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The top litigation law firms of 2022
Litigation Law Firms of the Year 2023-03-03 6:35 am By Cat Fredenburgh

Lawyerly’s Litigation Law Firms of 2022 racked up precedent-setting victories in a year that continued to see major developments in class action law. Our editorial […]

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Prosecutors lose challenge to time limit in criminal case against ME Bank
Financial Services 2022-11-29 3:39 pm By Christine Caulfield

Federal prosecutors pursuing a case against Members Equity have lost an appeal of a ruling that threw out half the charges against the direct bank […]

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No hard time limit on criminal charges against ME Bank, prosecutors say
Financial Services 2022-05-18 1:09 pm By Christine Caulfield

Challenging a ruling that tossed half the charges brought against direct bank Members Equity, prosecutors have told an appeals court the ASIC Act does not […]

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In ME Bank case, ASIC argues clock doesn’t run on serious corporate crime
White Collar 2022-01-31 7:44 pm By Bianca Hrovat

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission is challenging a ruling that threw out half the criminal charges against direct bank Members Equity, arguing the statute […]

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ACCC officers face pre-trial grilling in ANZ cartel case as judge questions need for committal
Competition & Consumer Protection 2021-10-12 11:24 pm By Christine Caulfield

Five enforcement officers of the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission will be cross-examined by lawyers for banks facing price fixing charges over their conduct following […]

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