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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 Botany and Port Kembla after previously saying the law did not apply to the state.
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 privatise Port Botany and Port Kembla moves forward.
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 excessive" because it was based on unintentional breaches of the Franchising Code of Conduct that were caused by tardy accountants and auditors.
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 Federal Court it has debts of $480 million, with a judge saying he would be allowing the company to trade while insolvent if he granted the stay.
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 major toll roads across the country.
Australian stevedoring company DP World has won an interim bid to stop a “go slow” at its container terminal in the Port of Melbourne, after a judge found a “seriously arguable” case that the CFMEU was behind the unprotected industrial action.
Japanese shipping company K-Line has been hit with a $34.5 million penalty for criminal cartel conduct, the largest consumer criminal fine in Australian history.
Car giant Toyota is facing a class action seeking compensation on behalf of around 250,000 vehicle owners who allegedly suffered loss from faulty diesel filters in the automaker's Hilux, Fortuner and Prado diesel model cars.
Australian airline giant Qantas says it has no plans to decrease its 19.9 per cent stake in Alliance Airlines, after the competition watchdog expressed preliminary concerns the deal could substantially lessen competition.
A class action against the Federal Government's Airservices has been dismissed after a "fatal" ruling that group members were not covered by enterprise agreements they argued had better terms than their own individually negotiated contracts.