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Network Ten has denied claims that high profile political reporter Peter van Onselen harassed, ignored and humiliated journalist Tegan George.
ATO wins urgent orders freezing $220M from State Grid sale of AusNet shares
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The ATO has secured freezing orders on $220 million in capital gains tax arising from the $19 billion private equity sale by China’s State Grid of its substantial shareholding in energy infrastructure giant AusNet.
ACCC weighs changing the law to rein in tech giants
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The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission is considering whether new laws are needed to rein in Google, Apple and Facebook, including rules to curb self-preferencing conduct and strengthen the merger review framework.
Herbert Smith Freehills nabs financial services pros from Minter Ellison
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Law firm Herbert Smith Freehills has strengthened its financial services practice by luring two seasoned partners from Minter Ellison.
Landmark class closure judgments ‘plainly wrong,’ appeals court told
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Judgments shooting down a class closure order and nixing notice of a possible class closure order were “plainly wrong” and “infected” by faulty reasoning, the Full Federal Court has heard.
Ford class action parties battle over potential appeal blowout
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An appeal in a class action over Ford’s alleged defective Powershift transmission could blow out by a week, with the applicant filing a cross appeal in a case that comes down to three provisions of the Australian Consumer law given little or no attention by the Full Court.
‘Wolf trader’ can wait until ASIC shows its cards, judge says
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The self-declared “wolf trader” of the Gold Coast, Tyson Scholz, will not have to provide a concise statement in response to the Australian Securities and Investments Commission’s case accusing him of providing unlicensed financial services, a judge has ruled.
Celgene drops patent suit against Dr Reddy’s over Revlimid generic
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Bristol-Myers Squibb unit Celgene has dropped a lawsuit accusing Indian generics company Dr Reddy’s Laboraties of threatening to infringe its patent for Revlimid with the planned launch of a generic version of the blockbuster cancer drug in Australia.
Second woman appointed to chief justice role in Queensland
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Supreme Court of Queensland judge Helen Bowskill has been named the state’s new chief justice, only the second woman to ever hold the position.
eSense directors cop $190,000 penalty over defamatory letters, ASX statements
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The former directors of an Isreali life sciences company have been hit with $190,000 in damages after a judge found they maliciously defamed a former colleague in a series of ASX announcements and letters.