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Developer takes aim at agent over sales in Sydney’s Boomerang building
Developer CHP Group has accused real estate agency Maison Global of having a conflict of interest while selling apartments in Sydney Olympic Park’s latest high-rise the Boomerang building due to a separate arrangement with a different developer. 
Competition taskforce to consider merger law overhaul
The federal government has announced a new competition taskforce supported by a former ACCC chair that will look into reforms of the country's merger laws, market concentration and non-compete employee clauses.
Virgin class action a lawyers’ feast after judge joins insurers
A class action against Virgin Australia has become a lawyers’ feast, with seven new firms entering the ring after a dozen insurers were joined to the action alleging the airline failed to disclose its true financial position in a $324 million capital raising prospectus.
Ex-G8 Education chair suffers another loss in challenge to ASIC examination
Former G8 Education chair Jennifer Hutson has lost an appeal of a decision that found she was not unlawfully examined by the corporate regulator over the childcare company's $162 million hostile takeover bid for Affinity Education Group.
Son of former ATO boss jailed for at least 10 years over tax fraud scam
The son of former ATO deputy commissioner Michael Cranston has been jailed for a minimum 10 years for his leading role in a $105 million tax evasion scheme.
Murdoch coughs up $1.3M in Crikey’s legal costs of defamation case
Fox News CEO Lachlan Murdoch has paid $1.3 million to Crikey publisher Private Media for costs incurred successfully defending his defamation suit.
Sacked top pilot settles case with Virgin over alleged CEO bullying
Virgin Australia has settled a lawsuit brought by its former chief pilot alleging the airline sacked him for complaining of bullying and harassment by its CEO.
Wealth guru Dominique Grubisa can’t get more detail about ACCC’s case
Dominique Grubisa has come up short in her bid to have the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission file formal pleadings in its case alleging she misled students enrolled in her real estate investing and wealth management courses.
AMP to pay $110M to settle shareholder class action
A shareholder class action that was filed in the wake of the banking royal commission over AMP’s fees-for-no-service practices has settled for $110 million. 
Class action says Qantas got ‘$1B in interest free loans’ from COVID-19 cancellations
Qantas faces a class action on behalf of hundreds of thousands of customers who allegedly never received refunds after flights were cancelled during the COVID-19 pandemic.