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The corporate regulator has outlined its enforcement priorities for next year, and top of the hit list will be businesses that exploit cost of living pressures.
ACCC worried Cleanaway’s $110M Citywide tie-up may trash competition
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Australia’s competition watchdog is concerned Cleanaway’s proposed acquisition of Citywide could reduce competition in the waste management sector.
ASIC slams ‘false’ premise of payday lender BSF’s appeal
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ASIC has attacked an appeal argument by payday lenders BSF Solutions and Cigno that athough they offered short-term loans, the fees they charged had no link to the credit services.
Uber accused of refusing rides for blind passenger at Melbourne Airport
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Uber and Melbourne Airport are facing a claim after a blind passenger and his seeing eye dog were allegedly refused rides.
Telstra didn’t discriminate against Triple-0 worker with hearing loss: court
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A judge has found that Telstra did not violate disability discrimination laws when it put a hard-of-hearing Triple-0 operator on leave after she failed a hearing test.
Insurer Marsh breached obligation in case over $7B Greensill collapse: court
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A unit of insurer Marsh breached its obligation not to use documents discovered in litigation over the $7 billion collapse of Greensill by using them in an anti-suit injunction bid in the UK, a court has found.
Novartis loses case against Pharmacor over blood pressure drug
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Swiss pharmaceutical giant Novartis has lost its patent infringement case against Sydney-based generics company Pharmacor over a top-selling heart medication.
MinRes admits it should have disclosed related-party transactions
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Facing a probe by the corporate regulator, mining giant Mineral Resources has admitted that it should have disclosed transactions relating to managing director Chris Ellison’s company.
High Court says church not vicariously liable for historic abuse
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The Catholic church can’t be on the hook for sexual abuse by priests because the principle of vicarious liability is limited to the employment relationship, the High Court has found.
Social media companies to face new duty of care regulations
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The Albanese government is planning to introduce new duty of care regulations that would require social media companies to take proactive steps to protect users from harm online.