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ACCC appeals suppressed ruling in Cascade Coal cartel case
Article 2018-08-07 10:08 am By Cat Fredenburgh

The ACCC is appealing a ruling dismissing its cartel case against Cascade Coal that alleged the company reached an agreement with rival Loyal Coal in the 2009 tender process for mining exploration licences in the Bylong Valley, NSW.

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WorleyParsons CFO told earnings targets a ‘stretch’, email reveals
ACA Lawyers 2018-08-06 11:04 pm By Christine Caulfield

A week before WorleyParson’s CEO promised shareholders net profits in excess of $322 million for the 2014 financial year, the engineering group’s global finance director told its CFO that the company’s earnings targets were “a stretch”, according to an email uncovered in a shareholder class action.

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Nudie family loses bid for frozen assets to fund legal woes
Appeals 2018-07-23 9:56 pm By Miklos Bolza

The Federal Court has dismissed an application by tax lawyer Michael Binetter and his wife Suzanne Binetter to dip into over $3 million in frozen assets to fund a case over an alleged $120 million international tax evasion scheme.

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Witness credibility concerns aired in Cascade Coal suppression bid
Australian Government Solicitor 2018-07-13 4:03 pm By Miklos Bolza

The credibility of a witness in the ACCC’s dismissed cartel case against Cascade Coal may prejudice an upcoming criminal trial against the son of former NSW Labor minister Eddie Obeid, a court was told Friday. 

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ACCC loses coal tender cartel case, but reasons suppressed
Article 2018-07-06 10:10 pm By Miklos Bolza

The Australian Competition & Consumer Commission’s high profile case alleging cartel conduct and bid rigging for mining exploration licences in NSW was dismissed by the Federal Court on Friday, but the reasons for dismissal may not be known for another year.

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Australian regulator probes Mercedes-Benz over emissions cheat software
Class Actions 2018-06-15 11:51 am By Cat Fredenburgh

The Australian regulator that oversees car recalls is looking into whether Mercedes-Benz supplied cars in Australia that contain a defeat device, after regulators in the UK and Germany ordered mandatory recalls of cars fitted with the software used to cheat on emissions tests.

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VW wants Bannister Law class actions shut down
Article 2018-06-05 2:58 pm By Christine Caulfield

The fate of class actions against Volkswagen in the sprawling Australian case over the car maker’s diesel emissions cheating scandal will be the subject of a major court battle starting Wednesday.

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Judge prods VW to name employees who OKd emissions cheat software
Bannister Law 2018-05-08 4:23 pm By Miklos Bolza

Volkswagen has been ordered for a third time to provide the court with the names of employees who were involved in approving the emissions cheat software that’s at the center of litigation by Australia’s consumer regulator and several class actions against the German car maker.

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VW emissions cheating trial to wrap up Monday
Bannister Law 2018-03-16 9:14 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

The first stage of the Australian trial alleging Volkswagen installed dual-mode software in diesel vehicles to cheat on emissions tests will wrap up Monday, when class action lawyers deliver a final rebuttal and closing arguments.

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VW can’t quash own expert’s dual-mode testimony
Bret Walker 2018-03-06 3:13 pm By Christine Caulfield

Volkswagen lost its bid Tuesday to exclude evidence from its own expert witness it claims has gone off script, an early blow to the car maker in the massive trial alleging it installed dual-mode software in diesel vehicles to cheat on emissions tests.

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