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ABC hit with lawsuit for requiring make-up artist to wear a mask
A make-up artist has launched a Fair Work case against the ABC alleging she lost her shifts after refusing to wear a mask in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Facebook hit with ACCC action for ‘misleading’ users over data protection app
The consumer watchdog has launched enforcement action against Facebook, alleging the social media giant engaged in false, misleading or deceptive conduct in the promotion of its discontinued Onavo Protect mobile app.
Ex-BlueScope exec Jason Ellis avoids jail for obstructing ACCC cartel probe
Former BlueScope general manager of sales and marketing Jason Ellis has been sentenced to a wholly suspended prison term of eight months after pleading guilty to obstructing a price fixing investigation.
ACCC raises competition concerns about Woolworths $552M acquisition of PFD
The ACCC has raised preliminary competition concerns about Woolworths proposed 65 per cent acquisition of food wholesale distributor PFD Food Services, saying the deal would give Woolworths more power in its dealings with food manufacturers.
Liquidators called in for missing Sydney businesswoman Melissa Caddick’s company
A judge has appointed a provisional liquidator to a company owned by missing Sydney businesswoman Melissa Caddick, while criticising ASIC for not cooperating with her brother who is seeking to vary asset preservation orders made over his sister's property.
Retail Food Group acted unconscionably in dealings with franchisees, ACCC claims
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission has taken franchise giant Retail Food Group to court for allegedly misleading purchasers of loss-making franchises about the profitability or viability of its stores.
‘We have to get this case moving’: Judge orders indictment be filed in ANZ cartel case
The Federal Court judge who is now overseeing a high stakes criminal cartel case against several investment banks and individuals over a $2.5 billion ANZ share placement has ordered that an indictment be filed by February 1, telling the parties "we have to get this case moving" and that he hoped to move the matter to trial "before we all retire".
Crown Resorts hit with class action over money laundering compliance
Maurice Blackburn has hit Crown Resorts with a shareholder class action alleging the casino giant had lax anti-money laundering compliance systems in place over  a six-year period.
Whistleblower laws don’t apply retrospectively, judge says in ANZ bank trader’s case
A judge has thrown out the portion of a lawsuit brought by an ANZ trader who was sacked in 2015 that was brought under enhanced whistleblower protections that took effect in 2019, saying the civil remedy provisions do not apply retrospectively.
ASIC accuses forex broker Union Standard of exposing Chinese customers to criminal charges
ASIC has launched civil penalty proceedings against Union Standard International Group and its former authorised representatives alleging the embattled Sydney-based forex broker traded in margin products with Chinese clients despite knowing it was illegal under Chinese law.