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ā€˜The truth will prevailā€™: activist short seller Bonitas welcomes Rural Funds legal action
Securities 2019-09-13 1:59 pm By Amelia Birnie

Activist US short seller Bonitas Research has welcomed legal action filed against it by agricultural fund manager Rural Funds Group as a chance for ā€œinvestors […]

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ACCC signs off on Eldersā€™ $187M rural services deal with AIRR
Competition & Consumer Protection 2019-09-12 12:51 pm By Amelia Birnie

The competition regulator has given rural retailer company Elders the greenlight to proceed with its proposed $187 million acquisition of wholesale group Australian Independent Rural […]

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Ex-CEO sues live cattle exporter following ‘hostile’ and ‘demeaning’ dismissal
Employment 2019-09-11 3:59 pm By Amelia Birnie

Live cattle exporter Wellard Ltd has been hit with an unlawful dismissal claim for more than $400,000 by its ex-CEO, who claims he was sacked […]

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Activist short seller Bonitas to face ‘unprecedented’ legal action
Securities 2019-08-28 5:10 pm By Amelia Birnie

Agricultural fund manager Rural Funds Group has briefed a top-tier law firm to bring ā€œunprecedentedā€ legal action against US company Bonitas Research, after the activist […]

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Quintis founder seeks transcripts of ASIC interviews
ASIC 2019-08-22 8:58 pm By Miklos Bolza

Six individuals interviewed by ASIC in relation to the collapse of sandalwood producer Quintis have sought leave to intervene in the regulator’s case against the […]

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Dow AgroScience pest control patent lacks inventive step, IP Australia says
Article 2019-08-14 11:20 am By Miklos Bolza

IP Australia has rejected Dow AgroScience’s bid to patent a smart pest control device, saying the invention lacks an inventive step. IP holding firm Pesense […]

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$100 million class action trailblazer back in the ring with new case on behalf of farmers
Class Actions 2019-08-13 8:15 pm By Amelia Birnie

A trailblazing country lawyer who took out seven overdraft extensions to self-fund a landmark $100 million case in the early years of the federal class […]

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Judge says ASIC should have brought Murray Goulburn bosses to court ‘a long time ago’
Securities 2019-08-02 11:59 pm By Christine Caulfield

A judge on Friday asked the corporate regulator why it delayed action against former Murray Goulburn managing director Gary Helou and CFO Bradley Hingle until […]

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Potato wholesaler Mitolo to pay $240,000 penalty in ACCC’s unfair contract case
Competition & Consumer Protection 2019-08-02 12:09 pm By Christine Caulfield

Australia’s largest potato wholesaler Mitolo Group will pay a penalty of $240,000 to resolve the consumer regulator’s case alleging its contracts with growers were unfair. […]

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ACCC flags competition concerns in $350M ANZ Terminals, GrainCorp tie-up
Competition & Consumer Protection 2019-07-25 2:29 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission has expressed competition concerns about ANZ Terminals’ proposed acquisition of a unit of global agribusiness GrainCorp, despite the storage […]

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