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ACCC approves $13B acquisition of Australian energy giant
The Australian Consumer and Competition Commission has said it will permit a $13 billion acquisition of Australian energy infrastructure business APA Group by a Hong Kong group of companies after accepting a court-enforceable undertaking.
Cargill wins bid to call King & Wood Mallesons solicitor as a witness
A judge has granted Cargill Australia's request to call a King & Wood Mallesons solicitor that represented Viterra as a witness in the epic trial over the $420 million sale of Viterra's Joe White business to Cargill in 2013.
Class action says mortgage investment firm charged excessive fees
An Australian mortgage investment manager has been hit with a class action, alleging it charged excessive fees on loans and made misleading representations to borrowers.
Australia, Canada settle patent fight over commemorative coins
An international IP dispute between the Royal Australian Mint and its Canadian counterpart over a patent for printed commemorative coins has settled, three months after Australia revealed its "knockout claim" in the case.
Class action funders’ $92M windfall: the last of the big paydays?
The $92 million payout to two funders that financed the recently settled S&P Global class actions shows the need for continued scrutiny of litigation funding agreements, experts say, but whether it is a sign of windfalls to come or is a ghost of commission's past is another question.
Court tosses Ex-Quintis head’s defamation claims over ASX statements
A court has struck out defamation claims brought by embattled Quintis founder Frank Wilson against the company's former directors over ASX statements he alleges suggested he knew about the company's termination of a supply contract with Nestle's dermatology unit, Galderma Laboratories.
Touchpoint Media hit with $265k fine for underpaying journalists
The Federal Court has ordered Queensland online news company Touchpoint Media to pay over $300,000 in wages owed to journalists and slapped the company with a $265,000 fine.