Companies associated with the wife of disgraced senior barrister Norman O’Bryan can’t get a new judge to hear their battle against a third-party costs summons that would make them jointly liable for a $21.5 million judgment for investors in a class action over Banksia Securities’ collapse.
A Sydney barrister was embarrassed and afraid to return to chambers following Channel Nine’s allegedly defamatory coverage of her custody battle for famed social media pooch Oscar the cavoodle, a court has heard.
The former chief executive officer of baby food producer Bellamy’s Organic has sued her former employer for over $400,000, claiming it discriminated against her by offering a salary that was one-third of what her male predecessor earned.
The former chief financial officer and chief risk officer of South Australian industry super fund Statewide Superannuation have been hit with criminal charges related to the procurement of services from financial services platform Cosight.
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission has raised preliminary competition concerns about Endeavour Group’s proposed acquisition of the Beachfront Hotel north of Darwin, saying it could stymie competition in the local market for takeaway liquor.
The ACCC has lost proceedings accusing Google of duping millions of Australians into agreeing to expand the scope of personal information the tech giant could collect and combine for use in targeted advertising.
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission has largely won its case against BlueScope Steel and former general manager Jason Ellis alleging they engaged in “serious cartel conduct” in relation to the supply of flat steel products in Australia.
Gaming company Konami Australia has been ordered to pay rival Aristocrat Technologies a proportion of profits from the sale of patent-infringing poker machines over a 12-year period, as well as a chunk of damages for supply of the games that generated no revenue at all.
The Star Entertainment Group has been hit with a $100 million fine as part of disciplinary action by Queensland’s gaming regulator following the findings of a state review and a determination by the Attorney-General that the company is unsuitable to hold a casino licence.
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission has taken online florist Bloomex to court for allegedly violating the Australian Consumer Law by posting misleading customer ratings on its website.