The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission says Meta’s proposed acquisition of customer relationship management start-up Kustomer is unlikely to have any substantial impact on competition.
A former executive of hospital operator Healthe Care has been sentenced and fined $10,000 after pleading guilty to one charge of insider trading for acquiring a large number of the company’s shares while in possession of inside information regarding plans to acquire a rival hospital operator.
Automotive repair specialist AMA Group has been sued by two Gosford-based smash repair businesses claiming they were not paid enough when they were purchased for $5.5 million in October 2018.
Quest Serviced Apartments is using unfair tactics to unlawfully terminate franchise agreements, according to a lawsuit by a franchisee that is fighting to keep its doors open after COVID-19 restrictions forced closures across the country.
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission has hit beleaguered mining firm Griffin Coal with criminal charges over its alleged failure to lodge annual financial reports for 2019 and 2020.
Logistics company GetSwift says it is considering an appeal of an 859-page judgment which lambasted the company and its directors’ “public relations-driven approach” to announcements on the Australian Stock Exchange.
Former Tennis Australia president Steven Healy has lost his bid for $4.3 million in indemnity costs against ASIC over its failed case over the rights to the Australian Open, with a judge finding the regulator’s case against him had “reasonable prospects of success” before trial.
A judge has rejected part of IVF provider Virtus Health’s bid for redactions in a recent decision from the court temporarily blocking the company from purchasing rival Adora Fertility, saying some of the confidentiality claims were “staggering” and “border on ridiculous.”
A court has struck down a bid by unvaccinated nurses to restrain Monash Health from terminating their employment in accordance with the Victorian COVID-19 public health directions requiring them to be vaccinated, saying their case is “at best, weak”.
Spruson & Ferguson and Shelston IP have merged to create Australia’s largest intellectual property law firm, with a 200-strong workforce and more than 160 years of combined experience.