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The Federal Court judge overseeing the sale of Billabong has set a March date for a meeting of shareholders to weigh the company’s proposed sale to surfwear rival Boardriders.
Slater & Gordon faces Fair Work fight with union
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Slater & Gordon will face the Fair Work Commission in a dispute with the Australian Services Union after a “very unsatisfactory meeting” over the law firm’s restructuring plans.
Vodafone ordered to pay ACCC, Telstra legal bills
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Vodafone will have to cough up $295,000 to cover the legal bills of the ACCC and Telstra after falling short in its bid for judicial review of an ACCC decision not to declare a domestic mobile roaming service.
Cargill cow gene patent invalid, Federal Court says
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A federal court judge has found that a bovine gene patent held by Cargill Inc. is invalid, but said the American agriculture giant could beef up the patent claims in response to his ruling.
5 companies now face Takata airbag class actions
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Five automakers have reportedly now been sued by law firm Quinn Emanuel over defective Takata airbags.
ACCC sues Optus for pressuring customers to move to NBN
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Optus has been sued for allegedly pressuring customers to move to the National Broadband Network before they needed to make the switch.
Tabcorp’s $11B merger with Tatts gets thumbs up, again
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The Australian Competition Tribunal has for a second time signed off on Tabcorp’s $11 billion merger with lotto giant Tatts, a deal the competition regulator fought hard to stop.
BrisConnections settles $2.2B case over collapse
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BrisConnections’ receiver PPB Advisory has settled its $2.2 billion lawsuit against engineering consultant Arup, a court was told Monday.
ACCC gets second bite in Apple case
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A judge has given the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission a chance to amend its case against Apple alleging iPhone and iPad users were misled about their rights to have faulty devices repaired free of charge.
Toyota faces first Takata airbag class action in Australia
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Toyota has become the first car manufacturer to be hit with a class action in Australia over faulty Takata airbags, Quinn Emanuel said Monday, and six other automakers are next.