The Treasurer is expected to introduce legislation on Thursday that will mandate review of mergers above a certain monetary threshold and tie-ups deemed “high risk”.
A court has approved a $100 million penalty and another $20 million payment in compensation for Qantas customers after the airline admitted to selling tickets on cancelled flights.
A judge has signed off on the eighth version of a class action against Sydney doctor Daniel Lanzer and several of his associates over allegedly negligent cosmetic surgeries.
Coles and Woolworths may be hit with class actions for allegedly misleading customers with false discounts.
The federal government has vowed to fight shrinkflation by strengthening the Unit Pricing Code and introducing “substantial penalties” for non-compliance.
WiseTech CEO Richard White has won suppression orders over documents allegedly revealing legal advice and settlement negotiations in a dispute with a Sydney beautician.
A settlement has been reached on the eve of trial in a class action against ANZ and OnePath alleging they slugged super fund members with excessive fees.
Drug supplier Sigma Healthcare has offered an undertaking in a bid to allay the competition regulator’s concerns about its proposed merger with Chemist Warehouse.
Olam Agri Holdings has offered to divest its Queensland cotton gin and a 20 per cent holding in a leading Australian cotton classing company to win approval for its takeover of Namoi Cotton.
In a first, EnergyAustralia has been ordered to pay $14 million for breaching the Electricity Retail Code by misleading customers about prices.