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Glenville wins appeal of privilege ruling in Amcor asbestos dispute
Luxury home builder Glenville has won an appeal of a ruling that shielded certain documents from production by legal professional privilege in a lawsuit against global packaging giant Amcor over liability for asbestos remediation at a former Amcor paper mill site in a Melbourne suburb.
Garmin denied quick win in $1.1M dispute
A judge has denied a bid for summary judgment by Garmin Australia in a lawsuit brought by the GPS giant seeking $1.1 million allegedly owed under an agreement to supply its products for sale in Australia.
Commonwealth Bank to pay $700M to settle AUSTRAC case
Commonwealth Bank of Australia will pay $700 million to settle claims of lax anti-money laundering oversight.
ACCC rejected $3M settlement offer from CFMEU in secondary boycott case
The ACCC rejected a $3 million settlement offer in a high-profile case against the Construction, Forestry, Mining, and Energy Union over secondary boycotts, instead taking its chances in a trial that ultimately resulted in a penalty of just $1 million, according to a judgment published Friday.
Abalone boss jailed for 3.5 years for misleading board, investors
The former chief executive of Australian Bight Abalone has been sentenced to three-and-a-half years in jail for making misleading statements to board members and potential investors about the company's abalone farming operation.
Aldi, TWU agree to talks in suit over driver safety claims
Supermarket chain Aldi and the Transport Workers Union will sit down for talks in a bid to resolve a lawsuit brought by Aldi accusing the union of misleading conduct through press releases and other statements that claimed the company risked driver safety.
Fitbit settles with ACCC for misleading consumers
Fitbit has agreed to settle with the ACCC after misleading customers about their guarantee rights under the Australian Consumer Law, another win for the regulator as its fights a recent court ruling over the extent of companies’ obligations to disclose remedies available under the law.
Protracted ACCC review dooms MYOB, Reckon deal
MYOB has decided to drop its bid to acquire Reckon's accounting unit due to the ACCC's extended regulatory review of the tie-up.
Unlockd wins bid to stop Google blocking app in Australia
Mobile advertising startup Unlockd won a temporary injunction from the Federal Court Thursday barring Google from blocking its app in Australia until further hearing, in the first case to test revamped misuse of market power laws.
US blesses Bayer, Monsanto deal with $US9B in divestitures
The US Department of Justice has secured its largest ever merger divestiture, with Bayer AG agreeing to sell $US9 billion in assets to BASF to win approval of its $US66 billion Monsanto acquisition, a deal that goes far beyond what the regulator's counterparts in Australia and the European Union required.