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NAB manager sentenced over home loan fraud
A former National Australia Bank branch manager has been sentenced to a year of home detention for engaging in fraud in relation to the bank's scandal-ridden Introducer home loan program.
Garmin settles misuse of market power case by largest Australian supplier
Garmin has reached a settlement in a competition case brought by its former exclusive Australian distributor alleging the GPS technology giant misused its market power after the supplier refused to give up its five best customers.
NAB admits to violating Credit Act with ‘Introducer’ program
The National Australia Bank has admitted to most of the violations alleged in the Australian Securities and Investments Commission's case over the bank's $24 billion scandal-ridden 'Introducer' loan referral program.
Google blasts ACCC’s ‘cherry-picked’ suit over data collection disclosures
Google has slammed landmark regulatory action brought by the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission over the collection and use of location data on Android devices as "cherry-picked", saying the watchdog had read alleged misstatements by the tech giant out of context.
Banks can grill ACCC investigators, JPMorgan in ANZ criminal cartel case
The banks and executives at the centre of a landmark criminal cartel case can question four ACCC investigators and witnesses from JP Morgan at an upcoming committal hearing, with a magistrate saying Friday there were "substantial reasons in the interests of justice" to allow the cross-examination.
ACCC to challenge dismissal of TPG case over non-refundable prepayments
The consumer watchdog is appealing a ruling dismissing its case against TPG over contract terms that allowed the internet provider to keep customers' unused prepaid funds on phone or internet plans.
Two firms running Toyota class action will get only one set of costs, judge says
The two law firms leading a class action against Toyota over allegedly defective filters in the car giant's diesel models will be able to recover the legal costs of only one firm, a judge has said.
Country Care, prosecutors to battle it out over cartel charges ahead of trial
Mobility equipment provider Country Care Group will fight for the dismissal of three charges brought by federal prosecutors in the country's first criminal cartel case against an Australian business.
Bail conditions set in obstruction case against former BlueScope exec
Bail conditions have been set for a former BlueScope Steel executive charged with obstructing an Australian Competition and Consumer Commission criminal cartel probe into the steel company, the first criminal charges ever brought against an individual in relation to an ACCC investigation.
ACCC’s cartel case against BlueScope years in the making, court told
The competition regulator has been probing alleged cartel conduct by steel giant Bluescope for a number of years, counsel for the company told a court Friday as it sought transcripts of the watchdog's compulsory interviews of witnesses and asked for five months to put on a defence.