Racing NSW has accused its Victorian counterpart of planning an anti-competitive agreement with five other states to exclude it from the thoroughbred racing industry, as it seeks documents to bring potential claims.
The ACCC has delayed its decision on whether to greenlight Coles’ plans to acquire milk processing plants from Saputo, after expressing competition concerns about the $105 million deal.
A battle with the competition regulator over the proposed ANZ, Suncorp tie-up has begun, with the first clash involving a group of rival lenders that want their submissions to the ACCC kept under lock and key.
Clifford Chance has snagged an M&A partner from Herbert Smith Freehills to join its growing corporate practice.
Global law firm Jones Day has recruited two partners for its growing energy practice, including a former Ashurst partner.
ASIC wants to re-run its case against investment group M101 Nominees and founder James Mawhinney after admitting it made errors at its initial trial, arguing for new fines and disqualification orders on remittal by the Full Court, a judge has heard.
The corporate regulator has lost its civil case against Frank Wilson, the founder of sandalwood oil producer Quintis, after failing to persuade the Federal Court he withheld from the board the termination of major supply contracts with a Nestle unit.
A judge has refused infant formula company Care A2’s bid to block US business partner Gensco from filing a lawsuit in Florida that overlaps with a $200 million suit filed in Australian court over a deal to sell formula in the US amid a supply shortage.
ANZ has lodged an application asking the Australian Competition Tribunal to reverse the competition regulator’s rejection of its $4.9 billion tie-up with Queensland-based Suncorp.
A man has been charged with trading in inside information in advance of Westfarmers’ $776 million acquisition of lithium company Kidman Resources in 2019.