Tabcorp fined $4M for spamming VIP customers

Posted on 2025-06-192025-06-19 by Julia Kanapathippillai

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Gambling company Tabcorp has been fined $4 million or sending over 5,700 messages to VIP customers that failed to comply with spam laws.

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‘I’m not an accountant’: Judge asks if court should decide tax fight in $130M HWL Ebsworth case

Posted on 2025-06-20 by Cindy Cameronne

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A judge has questioned whether he should decide a tax dispute that will impact how much damages a former HWL Ebsworth client will get in a nine year-old negligence case over a property development.

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EnergyAustralia inks joint venture for Lake Lyell hydro storage project

Posted on 2025-06-202025-06-23 by Julia Kanapathippillai

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EnergyAustralia has entered into a joint venture with EDF Power Solutions Australia to develop the Lake Lyell pumped hydro energy storage project in Lithgow, NSW.

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European Energy secures $130M for solar projects

Posted on 2025-06-202025-06-25 by Julia Kanapathippillai

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Danish renewables company European Energy has closed a $130 million financing package for two solar projects in Victoria and NSW.

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Victoria’s water infrastructure projects secure $40.6M funding

Posted on 2025-06-202025-06-23 by Cat Fredenburgh

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Major water infrastructure projects in Victoria have secured a $40.6 million boost from a new state and federal funding partnership.

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Russell Kennedy adds two lawyers to property group

Posted on 2025-06-202025-06-23 by Andy Sidler

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Russell Kennedy has bolstered its property practice, luring lawyers from Johnson Winter Slattery and Colin Biggers Paisley.

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White & Case nabs Bird & Bird IP partner

Posted on 2025-06-192025-06-20 by Andy Sidler

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White & Case has snapped up an IT and IP expert from Bird & Bird, citing the increasing need for technological expertise in M&A and private equity transactions.

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Optus agrees to pay $100M in ACCC case over unconscionable sales tactics

Posted on 2025-06-18 by Andy Sidler

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Optus has agreed to pay a $100 million penalty in a case brought by the ACCC, admitting the watchdog’s allegations that staff pressured customers into buying phones they couldn’t afford.

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CFMEU challenge to administration fails at High Court

Posted on 2025-06-182025-06-19 by Sam Matthews

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The High Court has rebuffed the CFMEU’s constitutional challenge to legislation used to facilitate its takeover by the federal government, rejecting an argument that the laws were enacted with the illegitimate aim of suppressing the union’s political activities.

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GM can’t get indemnity costs through ‘back door’ in car dealer class action

Posted on 2025-06-182025-06-19 by Sam Matthews

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A judge has rejected GM’s “back door” bid for indemnity costs from the lead applicant in a failed class action over its decision to retire the Holden brand because each group member had rejected a settlement offer before the case commenced.

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