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Judge ‘uncomfortable’ with common fund order in toxic foam class actions
A judge overseeing three toxic foam class actions against the Commonwealth of Australia has said he's not comfortable approving a common fund order which does not detail specific remuneration amounts for funder IMF Bentham.
Education Department got bad advice from Clayton Utz, court told
Clayton Utz's advice to the Department of Education that it could supply details to the ACCC about documents seized in an Australian Federal Police raid of Phoenix Institute of Australia's offices was incorrect, the collapsed educational company told the court as it flagged a possible application to shut down the consumer watchdog's case.
Gov’t sued for supplying water to Adani’s $2B Carmichael coal mine
The Federal Government failed to read public submissions in approving a "flawed" assessment of a project supplying Adani's controversial Carmichael coal mine with over 12.5 billion litres of water, an environmental group has told a court.
ATO wins appeal in $82M tax spat with BHP over Singapore marketing hub
The Australian Taxation Office has successfully appealed an Administrative Appeals Tribunal decision in favour of BHP Billiton, leaving the mining giant with a hefty $82 million tax bill over its Singapore marketing hub.
Judge rules cattle gene patent can be amended, tosses ‘bizarre’ challenge
US company Branhaven has won leave to amend its cow genome patent after a judge dismissed opposition by industry bodies Meat & Livestock Australia and Dairy Australia as "flimsy" and "bizarre".
Clive Palmer can’t shut down ASIC’s criminal case over takeover law breaches
Clive Palmer has lost a fight to stay criminal proceedings alleging his company breached takeover laws, with a judge slamming the Queensland mining tycoon's claims the charges were politically motivated and saying there was "nothing exceptional" to warrant interference from the court.
CFMMEU admits to Fair Work breaches in strike against Boral subsidiary
The Construction, Forestry, Maritime, Mining and Energy Union has admitted to contravening the Fair Work Act by taking industrial action against a subsidiary of building materials giant Boral in an attempt to coerce the company into approving a new enterprise agreement.
ACCC can seek fines against defunct dealer of fake Aboriginal art
The ACCC can continue its case against failed Aboriginal art wholesaler Birubi Art, which went into liquidation after the court found it violated the Australian Consumer Law by selling fake Aboriginal goods.
Spotless judgment clarifies redundancy payment exception
Spotless Services violated the Fair Work Act by failing to pay redundancy for workers employed at Perth International Airport, a court has found, in a ruling that clarifies when employers are on the hook for redundancy payments.
VW knew about defeat software but ACCC doesn’t need to prove it, court told
The ACCC does not need to prove Volkswagen knew about the diesel emissions software at the heart of its action against the car giant -- that's just a factor that will magnify penalties in the case, the regulator has told a court.