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ACCC blesses Aurizon, One Rail merger with sale of east coast assets
Article 2022-07-14 1:27 pm By Christine Caulfield

The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission has given the OK to Aurizon’s proposed $2.3 billion acquisition of rail haulage company One Rail, after accepting a court-enforceable undertaking from Aurizon to sell One Rail’s east coast business.

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ASIC seeks $15M penalty against GetSwift after ‘unprecedented’ offshore move
Alan Shearer 2022-07-12 11:01 pm By Cindy Cameronne Sydney

ASIC has called for a $15 million penalty against GetSwift and 12-year bans against its directors, who moved the logistics company overseas as the regulator’s enforcement action was on foot, a move the court on Tuesday said was “unprecedented”.

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Readymix could be pulled into $300M case over ‘defective’ Lane Cove development
Allens 2022-07-07 4:19 pm By Sam Matthews Melbourne

A judge has indicated that he may allow concrete supplier Readymix to be drawn into a five-year-old dispute over alleged defects in the construction of Sydney’s billion-dollar Lane Cove tunnel.

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Defendants rail against pleadings in 5-year-old Lane Cove Tunnel dispute
Allens 2022-06-30 9:37 pm By Sam Matthews

A judge has indicated he will allow the operator of Sydney’s Lane Cove Tunnel to amend its pleadings in a lawsuit against Thiess, John Holland and CIMIC over alleged defects in the construction of the billion-dollar tunnel.

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ACCC may put brakes on Aurizon’s $2.3B bid for One Rail
ACCC 2022-06-09 9:56 pm By Harry Thomas Sydney

The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission has raised preliminary concerns that Aurizon’s proposed $2.3 billion acquisition of rail haulage company One Rail could stymie competition in the NSW and Queensland markets for coal haulage services by rail.

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Qantas takes fight over axing of ground staff to High Court
Appeals 2022-06-02 11:23 pm By Cat Fredenburgh Melbourne

Qantas has asked the High Court to reverse a judgment that found it violated the Fair Work Act by axing 1,800 ground staff partly to prevent them from bringing industrial action.

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Uber appeals ruling it sought legal advice on how not to get ‘caught’
Amy Campbell 2022-05-31 2:17 pm By Cindy Cameronne Sydney

Uber has appealed a ruling that found many of its email exchanges with its lawyers were made in furtherance of offences at the centre of a class action and were not protected by legal professional privilege.

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NSW transport authority ex-manager gave mates $12M in contracts, ICAC finds
New South Wales 2022-05-23 9:50 pm By Sam Matthews Melbourne

A former manager at the NSW Roads and Maritime Services awarded over $12.2 million in government contracts to two companies owned by his friends, the NSW Independent Commission Against Corruption has found.

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Uber sought legal advice on how to get away with alleged class action offences, judge says
Associate Justice Patricia Matthews 2022-04-27 6:10 pm By Sam Matthews Melbourne

A judge has denied Uber’s attempts to withhold documents in two lawsuits on the basis of legal professional privilege, finding many of the client-lawyer communications were made in furtherance of various offences by the rideshare giant at the centre of a class action lawsuit.

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Uber agrees to $26M penalty over misleading ride cancellation fee warnings
ACCC 2022-04-26 11:47 am By Christine Caulfield Melbourne

Uber has admitted to making misleading statements to passengers and has agreed to pay $26 million in penalties in a case by the consumer regulator over the ridesharing giant’s cancellation warning messages.

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