Industries

Coles will continue its fight against the ACCC's decision to block its plans to lease a new site in Kalgoorlie, WA in the Competition Tribunal only, dropping a Federal Court challenge.  

Western Power has hired the former Sex Discrimination Commissioner to lead a review into its workplace culture and safety, as MinterEllison investigates claims that employees provided character references for a former manager convicted of raping a colleague. 

A judge has ruled that IG Power is not required to reimburse Genuity $24.4 million in interest charged by its parent company on a $60 million loan to rebuild the Callide power station, finding the loan was intended to be interest free. 

Chevron wants a "tight" timeline in a legal challenge related to its Gorgon liquified natural gas project, telling a judge that it's spending $40 million a month to keep staff ready for the project.

A fund manager has succeeded in striking out claims it was knowingly involved in an uncommercial loan scheme, in a case by FSM Development liquidators that also targets Ray White and Mallesons.

A Newcastle residential development had lost its bid to pay around $6 million in damages in monthly installments, with a judge saying there was no evidence paying the amount would put the group in a bad financial situation.

Meridian Lawyers has nabbed an insurance litigator from Lander & Rogers who has worked on combustible cladding matters to co-head its professional and financial risk group. 

Commonwealth Bank and its former wealth management arm Colonial First State have agreed to pay $249 million to settle a class action worth $900 million that would have tested a novel theory of corporate responsibility with implications for companies’ use of AI.

In her first speech as chair of ASIC, Sarah Court has called for regulation of Big 4 accounting firms in the wake of the KPMG whistleblower scandal and warned the collapse of property developer Bathla may be the “first significant crack” in the private credit market.

A judge has suggested there may be merit in waiting for Johnson & Johnson to file a defence before deciding an application for a group costs order in a class action accusing the company of selling defective, carcinogenic talcum powder.