The competition regulator has opposed Qantas’ acquisition of Brisbane-based regional airline Alliance Aviation Services, saying the deal was likely to substantially reduce competition in air transport for mining companies in Western Australia and Queensland.
Discount retail chain The Reject Shop has become the latest Australian company to be stung with an underpayments class action.
The ACCC has given its blessing to Sika’s planned acquisition of Germany-based MBCC Group, subject to the divestiture of MBCC’s Australian and New Zealand business.
Toyota unit Hino has been hit with a second class action alleging it misrepresented the fuel efficiency and emissions performance of certain diesel vehicles for nearly twenty years.
The National Australia Bank and its former head of repo trading both “might need a bit of a reality check” in a discovery stoush, a judge has said in a case alleging the senior employee was bullied and paid less than other workers because of her gender.
A judge won’t stay a reference process which US company Fluor claims is infected with bias, in a “monumental” dispute with energy giant Santos that has already generated a $57.5 million legal bill for the engineering firm.
A sacked Myer executive has brought Fair Work proceedings against her former employer, seeking over $700,000 in compensation after she was allegedly unfairly dismissed for complaining about a general manager’s “belittling” conduct.
Former AFL player Gary Ablett Sr is the latest footballer to launch legal action against the league over injuries allegedly caused by multiple concussions sustained on the field.
Liquidators of Sargon Capital are pursuing a claim for $4 million against super trustee firm Diversa and are investigating potential insolvent trading claims against the collapsed fintech’s directors.
Coffee brand Vittoria can’t transfer a case over the trade mark for rival Moccona’s instant coffee jar from one Federal Court registry to another, with a judge reminding the company that the court was “well into the 21st century” and could livestream hearings without the need for interstate travel.