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Two Geowash executives have appealed a ruling that found they were knowingly involved in the car wash franchisor's unconscionable conduct in its dealings with franchisees.
The ACCC claims it was not required to prove Kimberly-Clark's flushable wipes caused actual harm to sewers, as it challenges a ruling that disposed of its consumer law case against the personal care giant.
The ACCC has approved Hong Kong-based China Mengniu Dairy Company's acquisition of Lion Dairy & Drinks, saying the deal was not likely to substantially lessen competition in the raw milk market.
Dam operator Seqwater will appeal its loss in a long-running class action over the 2011 Queensland floods that destroyed over 2,000 homes, a move derided by the lawyer for the flood victims, who called for "an end to the injustice" her clients have suffered.
Pacific National has defended a decision by a judge to accept an undertaking and rule against the ACCC in its competition case over the rail operator's acquisition of a major freight terminal in Queensland, saying the ruling was structured with "commendable judicial economy".
The judge who dismissed the ACCC's challenge to Pacific National's acquisition of Aurizon's Acacia Ridge Terminal in Queensland had no power to accept an undertaking by the rail operator as an answer to the competition regulator's case, an appeals court has been told.
An ACCC officer who was heading up a team investigating alleged cartel conduct by ANZ Banking Group and three investment banks has admitted that the regulator may have made an 'oversight' in a letter of comfort offered to JPMorgan ahead of the bank's immunity application in the case.
A law firm has won its case seeking preliminary discovery from Essential Energy to pursue a possible class action against the state-owned electricity infrastructure company over the 2018 Tathra bushfire in NSW.
The Federal Government has blessed the ACCC's request for an extended public inquiry into Google and Facebook as well as a separate probe into the tech giants' advertising practices, arming the regulator with the power to collect information on the companies' advertising and search algorithms.
The ACCC has raised concerns that the proposed tie-up of hardware store giant Bunnings Warehouse and family-owned Adelaide Tools and Oaklands Mower Centre will stifle competition.