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The Federal Court has ordered former Tennis Australia director Harold Mitchell to pay a $90,000 penalty after a “narrow” win for ASIC in its case over the domestic broadcast rights to the Australian Open.
Trivago loses appeal of ruling it misled consumers over hotel listings
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Hotel booking aggregator Trivago has lost its challenge to a court ruling that it misled consumers over its ranking of travel accommodation, in what the consumer regulator hailed as a win for consumers and a warning to comparison sites.
ANZ looks to shut down rate-rigging whistleblower’s lawsuit
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ANZ is gunning for a lawsuit alleging it dismissed a former director of trading after he complained about rate-rigging to be thrown out before trial.
COVID-19 eviction moratorium doesn’t apply to lease breach unrelated to rent, court finds
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Save (0) Please login to bookmark Close Username or Email Address Password Remember Me Two Sydney-based companies have lost a bid to reinstate their commercial lease, with a judge rejecting submissions that the COVID-19 moratorium on evictions applied to rental agreement breaches that did not relate to rent. In a judgment delivered on October 28,…
ATO appeals Crown victory over GST on high roller junkets
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The Australian Taxation Office is challenging a victory by two Crown Resorts’ casinos in a $100 million dispute over GST assessments on commissions and rebates paid to tour operators that directed international VIP gamblers to the casinos.
Cigno, BHF say they did not need a licence for payday loans
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Facing an ASIC enforcement action over alleged breaches of Australian credit laws, payday lenders BHF Solutions and Cigno claim they did not need a licence to issue loans to hundreds of thousands of consumers.
Citing dangers of ‘hypothetical postulation’, Full Court declines to answer common fund order question
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Save (0) Please login to bookmark Close Username or Email Address Password Remember Me The Full Court Federal Court has declined to answer a question posed by 7-Eleven as to whether common fund orders can be made on settlement or judgment in a class action, saying the issue should be dealt with on facts, not…
Dam operators, Queensland face ‘very large’ costs in floods class action
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Embattled dam operators Seqwater and Sunwater, along with the State of Queensland, have been hit with costs in a class action over the 2011 floods that destroyed 2,000 homes and claimed 12 lives.
Lawyer Alex Elliott ‘didn’t know any better’, Banksia class action trial hears
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The son of Banksia class action funder Mark Elliott, who has been accused of complicity in a fraudulent scheme to maximise the profits of the lawyers in the case, was young and inexperienced and didn’t know his father’s conduct was wrong, his barrister has told a court.
Government to create powerful new watchdog to crack down on public corruption
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The Federal Government has committed $147 million to develop a new watchdog tasked with investigating criminal conduct in the public sector, giving the agency more power than a Royal Commission.