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Lawyers can advance potential new class action against Scenic Tours over disrupted European cruises
Class Actions 2019-09-27 8:20 pm By Amelia Birnie

Lawyers pursuing a class action against Scenic Tours on behalf of passengers whose European cruises were interrupted by severe flooding have been granted preliminary discovery […]

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ACCC ‘contaminated’ key evidence in ANZ criminal cartel investigation, court hears
Competition & Consumer Protection 2019-09-27 8:18 pm By Miklos Bolza

An investigation by the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission has come under fire by the banks and directors targeted in a criminal case over alleged […]

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ACCC calls for stronger changes to bank rules in response to Hayne report
Financial Services 2019-09-27 4:57 pm By Christine Caulfield

Proposals by Australia’s banks to revise its code of conduct in line with the recommendations of the banking royal commission don’t go far enough, the […]

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ACCC flags concerns about Resource Management Service timber sale
Competition & Consumer Protection 2019-09-26 8:33 pm By Miklos Bolza

The Australian Competition and Consumer Committee has flagged preliminary competition concerns and called for public submissions on a proposed sale by US-based timberland investment manager […]

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Yes whey: ACCC signs off on Saputo-Lion dairy acquisition
Competition & Consumer Protection 2019-09-26 12:30 pm By Amelia Birnie

The competition watchdog has given Canadian dairy producer Saputo the green light to acquire Australian competitor Lion Dairy’s cheese processing plants, but has warned any […]

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‘We have a right to a fair trial’: ANZ criminal cartel defendant slams CDPP’s lack of detail
Competition & Consumer Protection 2019-09-25 3:38 pm By Amelia Birnie

Lawyers for former Citigroup executive Stephen Roberts have complained that prosecutors have failed to provide a “shred of material” to explain his alleged involvement in […]

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‘We want to send a message to the courts’: ACCC’s Sims flags importance of potential competition in merger review
Competition & Consumer Protection 2019-09-23 4:08 pm By Miklos Bolza

The ACCC’s recommended changes to the merger review framework that would require regulators to weigh whether a proposed acquisiton involved a potential competitor was a […]

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VW reaches in-principle dieselgate agreement with ACCC
Competition & Consumer Protection 2019-09-23 2:10 pm By Amelia Birnie

Volkswagen is nearing the end of the road of the dieselgate scandal in Australia, as the car company agrees to an in-principle resolution of enforcement […]

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ACCC wins record $26.5M penalty against Empower Institute
Competition & Consumer Protection 2019-09-20 1:34 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

The ACCC has won a record $26.5 million penalty against defunct vocational trainer Empower Institute for “duping” disadvantaged customers into enrolling in courses they couldn’t […]

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‘A very expensive lesson’: Ultra Tune to sue former auditors, lawyers over $2M franchising penalty
Competition & Consumer Protection 2019-09-20 11:58 am By Amelia Birnie

National car repair franchise Ultra Tune is preparing negligence suits against its former lawyers and auditors, after the company on Friday won a $590,000 reduction […]

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