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Virgin bondholders say indemnity unlawfully holding up class action
An investor class action against Virgin Australia has mounted a new challenge to a contentious indemnity clause, which the airline claims entitles it to receive periodic payments for its legal costs in defending the claims.
Jan Cameron found guilty of failing to disclose interest in Bellamy’s
Former Bellamy’s Australia director Jan Cameron has been found guilty of two counts of breaching the Corporations Act, following an investigation by the corporate regulator over her failure to disclose her stake in the baby formula company. 
Honda cops $6M penalty for misleading customers about dealerships
Honda Australia has been hit with a $6 million penalty for misleading communications made to customers of three dealerships during a restructuring in which the car maker's shuttered its independent dealer network in favour of an agency model.
Judge approves settlement in CBA class action that leaves nothing for group members
A judge has signed off on a class action settlement under which the Commonwealth Bank of Australia will pay a sum towards the applicant's costs but group members will recover nothing.
Maurice Blackburn beats out rival in contest to run Hino class action
A judge has awarded carriage of a class action against Toyota unit Hino to Maurice Blackburn, finding that the law firm’s experience and resources trumped those of small personal injury firm Gerard Malouf & Partners, despite its alliance with a large US firm. 
ACCC blocks ACL’s proposed $1.5B Healius takeover, as offer taken off table
Despite proposing a divestiture as part of its planned takeover of Healius, Australian Clinical Labs has failed to win the approval of the competition regulator for the $1.5 billion deal.
You snooze, you lose sales tactic targeted in ACCC case against mattress supplier Emma Sleep
Online mattress retailer Emma Sleep faces enforcement action by the ACCC alleging the company's ad campaigns were false and misleading when they implied prices had been discounted and that sales offers would not last long.
ACCC blesses $1.15B Viva Energy, OTR tie-up with divestitures
The ACCC has signed off on Viva Energy's $1.15 billion acquisition of South Australia-based convenience store chain On The Run Group, after it agreed to divest 25 Coles Express sites in the state.
Telstra can be sued for ex-employee’s ‘sickening’ sexual harassment of neighbours
The Full Federal Court has found that Telstra can be sued for a former employee’s alleged sexual harassment of his neighbours, finding  harassment that is part of a private dispute may also occur in the course of providing services.
Sydney Opera House settles trade mark spat over use of sail design
The Sydney Opera House Trust has resolved a long-running dispute accusing a China trade group of committing flagrant copyright infringement by reproducing substantial portions of the iconic landmark's trade mark-protected sail design in its logo.