Hall Chadwick NSW failed to prevent auditor rotation breaches: ASIC

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The Australian Securities and Investments Commission has accepted court-enforceable undertakings from Hall Chadwick NSW and three of its auditors after finding the firm’s systems failed to detect breaches of auditor rotation requirements. 

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J&J denies class action’s claims that it sold ineffective cold meds

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Pharmaceutical giant Johnson & Johnson has denied knowingly selling alleged ineffective medications under its Benadryl, Sudafed and Codral brands, saying research indicated the phenylephrine-containing products worked. 

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Tabcorp settles suit by ex-CEO who was forced out for ‘offensive’ language

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Tabcorp has settled a lawsuit by a former CEO who alleged his coerced resignation over alleged offensive language was inconsistent with a boardroom history of condoning off-colour remarks.

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GHD Australia faces cross-claims in Hunter Valley crash class action

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Engineering firm GHD Australia is the latest company to be pulled into a class action over a bus crash in NSW’s Hunter Valley that killed 10 passengers, a court has heard.

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St Hilliers wins approval for $450M development

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St Hilliers unit Thornton Operations has won court approval for a $450 million plan to develop a mixed-use precinct that includes 526 homes, after reaching an agreement with the local council.

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Pub baron Adgemis declared bankrupt, court orders properties sequestered

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Sydney pub baron Jon Adgemis has been declared bankrupt and his properties have been sequestered, with the Federal Court finding the former KPMG partner owes $1.8 billion to creditors.

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Cbus admits liability in ASIC death benefit case, faces penalty hearing

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Super fund Cbus has made admissions in the corporate regulator’s case over long delays in the processing of $20 million in death and disability claims, with the action to progress directly to penalty.

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No IVF discrimination against ‘socially infertile’, says class action defence

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The federal government has hit back against a class action by single women and same-sex couples deemed “socially infertile” and denied Medicare rebates for IVF, denying group members were treated less favourably because of their marital status or sexual orientation.

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Lawyer and wealth guru Dominique Grubisa found unfit to practice

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A tribunal has recommended that lawyer and wealth guru Dominique Grubisa be struck from the roll of practitioners over conduct that included hiring a private investigator to look into another solicitor.

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