The Australian Securities and Investments Commission has banned former NAB advisor Graeme Cowper from offering financial services for four years, after an investigation found he was not up to the job.
A Toyota supervisor’s “overly sexualised” remarks to young female workers were a “blatant form of benevolent sexism”, the Fair Work Commission has found in upholding the car maker’s dismissal of the long-time employee.
Litigation funder JustKapital went on the attack in court on Wednesday, saying Westpac’s objections to the terms of a proposed funding order in a class action against the bank were dangerously suspect.
AMP’s financial planning unit was hit Wednesday with an enforcement action by the corporate regulator alleging its planners generated extra commissions by replacing, rather than transferring, life insurance policies for existing clients.
Herbert Smith Freehills has prevailed in a suit by United Petroleum alleging the law firm and former United chairman Martin Hudson breached their duties to the company when they pulled a planned initial public offering in 2016.
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission is seeking special leave from the High Court to appeal a ruling in a case alleging drug giant Pfizer misused its market power ahead of the expiration of its patent for Lipitor.
Unlockd’s administrators are weighing whether and how to continue the failed company’s legal fight with Google and have won a reprieve from a second meeting of creditors while they consider the options, which include third-party litigation funding.
The Fair Work Ombudsman lost its argument for $4.1 million in penalties against the CFMMEU for industrial action at shipping terminals in Sydney and Brisbane, with a judge instead fining the union just $38,000.
Toys ‘R’ Us Australia will wind down after all potential buyers pulled out of purchasing the failed toy retailer, administrators said Wednesday.
A judge has served up a loss for Domino’s Pizza in its ongoing IP battle with Australian tech startup Precision Tracking, dismissing the company’s bid to bolster its case with an Uber patent.