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Indonesia’s PT Garuda has withdrawn a challenge to a $19 million penalty imposed for its part in a global airline cartel, but the airline has reached an agreement with the ACCC to pay the fine in instalments.
Fate of Victoria lockdown class action uncertain after lawyer’s licence suspended
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The lawyer who filed a class action against the state of Victoria on behalf of residents in public housing towers who were locked down during the state’s second COVID-19 wave has had her licence suspended, raising questions about the fate of the class action.
‘Not comforting or chivalrous’: Barrister reprimanded for sexually harassing solicitor
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A Sydney barrister who has admitted to sexually harassing a young female solicitor in a NSW Supreme Court conference room is facing disciplinary action for unsatisfactory professional conduct.
Suncorp unit hit with class action over add-on insurance
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Suncorp subsidiary AAI Limited has been hit with a class action over allegedly misleading add-on insurance sold at car dealerships.
Declassing bid defeated in Jardine Lloyd Thomson class action
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Insurance broker Jardine Lloyd Thompson has lost its bid to shut down a class action brought on behalf of NSW local councils, with a judge finding it was “entirely appropriate” for the case to proceed as a class action.
Slater & Gordon pushes back against ‘onerous’ discovery in Arnold Bloch Leibler class action
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Slater & Gordon has argued discovery is becoming “unduly onerous” in a cross-claim filed by Arnold Bloch Leibler in a class action accusing the law firm of breaching its duty of care by greenlighting Slate & Gordon’s $1.2 billion acquisition of Quindell.
ATO prepared to rule out prosecuting PwC for tax offences after privilege fight
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The Australian Taxation Office has told a judge it would be prepared to “give comfort” to PricewaterhouseCoopers that it will not prosecute the accounting giant for tax offences relating to documents at the centre of a court battle over privilege.
ACCC does about-face, blesses MYOB’s acquisition of GreatSoft
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The ACCC has approved accounting software provider MYOB’s acquisition of cloud practice management software provider GreatSoft, reversing its earlier position that the deal could harm competition because the South Africa-based company had the potential to become a strong competitor to MYOB as more accounting firms migrate to the cloud.
Google misled users about location data privacy, judge rules
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Google misled or is likely to have misled some reasonable users of its Android devices about the digital giant’s use of their location data, a judge has found in a win for the consumer regulator.
Greensill Capital administrators recommend winding up as ‘only suitable option’
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Administrators appointed to the Australian arm of supply-chain finance firm Greensill Capital are recommending that creditors, which are owed in excess of $1.75 billion, vote to wind up the company.