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The Fair Work Commission has rejected Chemist Warehouse’s appeal of orders requiring it to negotiate a multi-employer agreement with its South Australian workforce under new bargaining laws.
In Mastercard case, judge says suppression bids ‘spiralling out of control’
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A judge has said he will not be able to decide all the suppression applications in the ACCC’s misuse of market power case against Mastercard ahead of trial, saying the court was facing an “unreasonable, if not oppressive” burden.
Kmart hit with underpayments class action
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Kmart has been hit with a class action on behalf of thousands of salaried managers who allege they were systematically underpaid.
AstraZeneca probes Pharmacor’s delayed defence in Forxiga patent fight
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Pharmacor is resisting AstraZeneca’s notice to produce in an intellectual property fight over diabetes drug Forxiga, claiming privilege over material evidencing its consideration of a new claim challenging the validity of a patent extension.
ASX ‘lacks aspiration’ to oversee critical markets infrastructure, ASIC says
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The corporate regulator has delivered a scathing report on exchange operator ASX, finding it has significantly under-invested in technology in favour of delivering short-term dividends to shareholders.
RAMS franchisee doesn’t want to be ‘swept into’ class action trial
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A former RAMS franchisee has raised concerns about a joint trial of its case with a related class action against the defunct Westpac home loan subsidiary, saying the overlap between the cases may be “much less than advertised”.
ACCC taps keg supplier’s acquisition of rival for in-depth review
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The competition regulator will further probe US keg company MicroStar’s proposed acquisition of the assets of rival keg pooling service Konvoy, saying the transaction could substantially lessen competition.
Aged care provider to backpay staff $11M under deal with FWO
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Non-profit aged care provider Southern Cross Care has agreed to pay over $11.7 million to 5,500 underpaid staff as part of a court-enforceable undertaking with the Fair Work Ombudsman.
Uber ‘not a mere conduit’, High Court told in $81M payroll tax case
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Rideshare giant Uber is not a passive intermediary between drivers and riders, the NSW Office of State Revenue has told the High Court in a case over $81 million in payroll tax, but controls trips via its platform “from start to finish”.
Hammer not having it: Trial in APAC, Dexus row starts, then stops
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Questioning of the first witness in Dexus’ case against Melbourne Airport’s operator was an hour in when trial was halted by the judge, who complained of flying by the seat of his pants, documentary evidence-wise.