Save (0) Please login to bookmark Close Username or Email Address Password Remember Me The ACCC has issued guidelines on a new merger review framework that will commence in a few months, outlining when so-called ‘serial’ and ‘killer’ acquisitions may come under fire. Draft merger assessment guidelines released Thursday detail the analytical framework the Australian…
An ANZ client who alleges an investment advisor accessed her private banking records has been ordered to replead her case.
Macquarie’s fight with a NSW credit union — which saw the bank’s ‘Macbank’ trade mark cancelled because, a delegate found, it had only been used colloquially — has landed in the Federal Court.
A judge “went off the rails” in finding Worley liable for misleading or deceptive conduct, a lawyer for the engineering services company has said on the first day of an appeal in a shareholder class action.
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission has cleared Vocus’ proposal to acquire parts of TPG Telecom’s business for $5.25 billion, finding the combined entity would face strong competition from other telecoms.
A law firm review has found WiseTech co-founder and executive chair Richard White misled the board about several personal relationships, but the tech company has flagged no action against him.
An ACT Integrity Commission report has found serious corrupt conduct by Walter Sofronoff KC, who chaired a Board of Inquiry into the prosecution of alleged rapist Bruce Lehrmann.
The Tax Office has asked the High Court to reverse a landmark ruling that found an unpaid present entitlement to a corporate beneficiary is not a loan under tax law, a decision that affects $50 billion in trust distributions.
Hall & Wilcox faces a second suit by Hastie Group’s liquidators, which calls for review of nearly $19 million in costs the law firm billed for advising the failed engineering company in litigation.
Crown has dropped its claims against builder Lendlease over the use of combustible cladding on the façade of the Metropol in Southbank but is continuing to pursue its case against the architect and others.
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