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Family of Australian killed aboard Malaysia Airlines flight shut out of class action settlement
Class Actions 2019-09-02 5:03 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

The family of an Australian national who was killed aboard Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 is not eligible to participate in a recent class action settlement, […]

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Top-tier firm must pay $500K to billionaire for negligence over ‘critical omission’
Legal Ethics 2019-08-30 6:21 pm By Amelia Birnie

A top-tier Australian law firm has been ordered to pay more than half a million dollars in damages for professional negligence, after its billionaire client […]

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Norwegian shipping company to plead guilty to criminal cartel charge
Competition & Consumer Protection 2019-08-29 11:10 am By Miklos Bolza

One month after Japanese shipping company K-Line was hit with a $34.5 million fine for cartel conduct, Norwegian shipping firm Wallenius Wilhelmsen Ocean AS has […]

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Norwegian shipping company hit with criminal cartel charge
Competition & Consumer Protection 2019-08-23 9:20 pm By Christine Caulfield

Norway-based shipping company Wallenius Wilhelmsen Ocean AS has become the third international shipper to be charged with price fixing in Australia, just three weeks after […]

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Security ordered in light rail class action amid $2.26M Lander & Rogers discovery bill
Class Actions 2019-08-23 4:56 pm By Miklos Bolza

The NSW Supreme Court has ordered the lead plaintiff in a class action over the Sydney light rail construction project to pay $1.25 million in […]

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NSW dragged into ACCC’s competition case over ports deal
Competition & Consumer Protection 2019-08-22 1:59 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

The ACCC has reversed course, naming the state of New South Wales in its lawsuit over an allegedly anti-competitive agreement for the privatisation of Port […]

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Case against NSW Ports docked while ACCC matter sails on
Competition & Consumer Protection 2019-08-19 9:55 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

A competition lawsuit brought against NSW Ports has been stayed while a similar case brought by the competition regulator over an allegedly anti-competitive agreement to […]

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Ultra Tune appeals ‘manifestly excessive’ penalty for breaching Franchising Code
Competition & Consumer Protection 2019-08-12 9:11 pm By Miklos Bolza

National car repair franchise Ultra Tune has argued in a Full Federal Court appeal that a $1.07 million penalty in an ACCC case was “manifestly […]

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Garuda reveals debts of $480M, but can’t dodge $19M cartel fine yet
Competition & Consumer Protection 2019-08-09 5:18 pm By Miklos Bolza

Indonesian airline Garuda has failed in its bid to stay a $19 million penalty for its role in a fuel surcharge cartel after telling the […]

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Linfox appeals $45M fuel tax fight to Full Federal Court
Tax 2019-08-08 10:56 pm By Amelia Birnie

Australian logistics company Linfox has taken its $45 million fuel tax credit challenge to the Full Federal Court, arguing its trucks are being over-taxed on […]

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