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Retail Food Group tries to shut down franchisee class action
Class Actions 2022-09-08 10:19 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Retail Food Group wants to shut down a class action brought on behalf of current and former franchisees of its Michel’s Patisserie chain who claim […]

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Dye & Durham wins ACCC blessing for $2.9B Link acquisition
Corporate 2022-09-08 11:20 pm By Christine Caulfield

Software company Dye & Durham has secured the approval of the competition regulator for its proposed acquisition of technology services provider Link Group under the […]

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Apollo offers divestiture to win ACCC approval for THL acquisition
Competition & Consumer Protection 2022-09-06 11:16 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Campervan company Apollo has offered to divest 80 per cent of its motorhome rental fleet in Australia to win ACCC approval for its tie-up with […]

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Drug ingredient maker Alkaloids faces $30M penalty for ‘actively policing’ cartel
Competition & Consumer Protection 2022-09-05 11:32 pm By Cindy Cameronne

Pharmaceutical ingredient producer Alkaloids of Australia is facing a maximum $30 million penalty but has argued it should pay less than $1 million after pleading […]

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Mercedes-Benz hit with $12.5M penalty for downplaying Takata airbag recall
Competition & Consumer Protection 2022-09-02 12:22 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Mercedes-Benz has been hit with $12.5 million in penalties for failing to use attention capturing, high impact language when communicating with customers about a compulsory […]

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G&S can’t shield emails about legal advice in suit over Mount Pleasant coal mine
Business of Law 2022-09-01 2:47 pm By Cindy Cameronne

Engineering services firm G&S has lost a bid to shield emails about “the need to obtain legal advice” in a $270 million dispute with the […]

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Booktopia to pay $6M to settle ACCC case over refunds policy
Competition & Consumer Protection 2022-08-31 11:39 pm By Christine Caulfield

Online book retailer Booktopia has agreed to a $6 million penalty to resolve action brought by the consumer regulator alleging its refund policy was misleading. […]

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J Hutchinson, CFMEU fined $1.35M for construction boycott
Competition & Consumer Protection 2022-08-30 9:20 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Builder J Hutchinson and the CFMEU have been fined a combined $1.35 million for entered into an anti-competitive agreement to boycott an independent subcontractor at […]

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‘No real contrition’: ASIC seeks $17.5M penalty against AMP in fees for no service case
Financial Services 2022-08-29 9:00 pm By Sam Matthews

ASIC has told a judge AMP should face a $17.5 million penalty for deducting $356,000 from customers’ superannuation accounts for advice they never received, saying […]

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Pitcher Partners gave bad advice on $2.5M Zap Fitness share buy-back: suit
Accounting 2022-08-29 11:29 pm By Cindy Cameronne

The former owner of fitness franchise Zap Fitness has sued accounting firm Pitcher Partners, claiming it failed to properly advise on a troubled share buy-back […]

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