Telstra, TPG and Optus hit with multi-million dollar fines after misleading customers

Telstra, TPG and Optus hit with multi-million dollar fines after misleading customers

Three of Australia’s largest telecommunications providers hav...

Victory Offices appoints voluntary administrators but maintains company is solvent

Victory Offices appoints voluntary administrators but maintains company is solvent

Co-working and flexible workspace services provider Victory Offices...

Criminal starts releasing Medibank customer data

Criminal starts releasing Medibank customer data

Private health insurer Medibank (ASX: MPL) has today revealed that ...

Bannister, Centennial investigate class action against Medibank over data hack

Bannister, Centennial investigate class action against Medibank over data hack

Update (14 November): Since this story was published, another law f...

Former Courtenay House director pleads guilty to $180m Ponzi scheme

Former Courtenay House director pleads guilty to $180m Ponzi scheme

The former sole director of The Courtenay House companies has ...

'We are not Crown’: Words that haunt The Star as Maurice Blackburn launches class action

'We are not Crown’: Words that haunt The Star as Maurice Blackburn launches class action

A decade of assurances from The Star Entertainment Group (ASX: SGR)...

After high-growth investment momentum ends, proptech Superdraft enters liquidation

After high-growth investment momentum ends, proptech Superdraft enters liquidation

As Gold Coast-based company Superdraft gathered momentum in its bid...

CommSec and AUSIEX hit with largest ever penalty for market integrity compliance failures

CommSec and AUSIEX hit with largest ever penalty for market integrity compliance failures

Commonwealth Bank (ASX: CBA) owned online broker CommSec and its fo...

ASIC takes BPS Financial to court over Qoin crypto

ASIC takes BPS Financial to court over Qoin crypto

Purveyors of a crypto-asset founded on the Gold Coast have bee...

Australian Family Lawyers in $11m merger with GTC Legal Group

Australian Family Lawyers in $11m merger with GTC Legal Group

AF Legal Group (ASX: AFL) is looking to create ‘one of the la...

The Star hit with $100m fine, licence suspension as new CEO Cooke faces 'tough job' ahead

The Star hit with $100m fine, licence suspension as new CEO Cooke faces 'tough job' ahead

The Star Entertainment Group’s (ASX: SGR) Sydney casino licen...

Full Federal Court throws out Mayfair 101 appeal against $30m penalty

Full Federal Court throws out Mayfair 101 appeal against $30m penalty

The Full Federal Court has dismissed an appeal by the Mayfair 101 G...

Humphrys stepping down to make way for new blood at HopgoodGanim Lawyers

Humphrys stepping down to make way for new blood at HopgoodGanim Lawyers

After more than 20 years leading mid-tier Brisbane legal firm Hopgo...

ACCC cracks down on greenwashing, fake online reviews

ACCC cracks down on greenwashing, fake online reviews

The nation’s consumer watchdog is cracking down on businesses...

ASIC sues Harvey Norman alleging 'misleading' interest-free sales to consumers

ASIC sues Harvey Norman alleging 'misleading' interest-free sales to consumers

Harvey Norman’s (ASX: HVN) 60-month interest-free sales ...

Court throws out ASIC's $22m case against CBA as judge slams ‘form’ over ‘substance’

Court throws out ASIC's $22m case against CBA as judge slams ‘form’ over ‘substance’

The corporate watchdog has failed in its $22 million civil action a...

Watchdog sues Nuix alleging breaches of disclosure and directors' duties

Watchdog sues Nuix alleging breaches of disclosure and directors' duties

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) is taki...

AI is creeping into our courts. Should we be concerned?

AI is creeping into our courts. Should we be concerned?

Imagine finding yourself in court but rather than a human judge con...

LGP, MGC Pharma fined for alleged unlawful advertising of medicinal cannabis products

LGP, MGC Pharma fined for alleged unlawful advertising of medicinal cannabis products

Two listed medicinal cannabis companies have been hit with 51 ...

AMP hit with $14.5m fine for charging $356,000 in unlawful super fees

AMP hit with $14.5m fine for charging $356,000 in unlawful super fees

The corporate watchdog has scored a big win against insurance giant...

Autograph, Katies parent fined for misleading consumers on face mask certification

Autograph, Katies parent fined for misleading consumers on face mask certification

The parent company of fashion retailers Autograph and Katies has pa...

Court finds Mayfair 101 director was denied procedural fairness, orders retrial

Court finds Mayfair 101 director was denied procedural fairness, orders retrial

An order restraining Mayfair 101 director James Mawhinney from deal...

Slate roofing companies fined for cartel conduct in ACCC bid-rigging crackdown

Slate roofing companies fined for cartel conduct in ACCC bid-rigging crackdown

The Australian consumer watchdog has exposed the practice of bid ri...

Sale of Ellume's Australian arm on the table as liabilities hit $140m

Sale of Ellume's Australian arm on the table as liabilities hit $140m

Voluntary administrators of Brisbane-based medtech Ellume’s A...

Shine settles two pelvic mesh class actions with Johnson & Johnson for $300m

Shine settles two pelvic mesh class actions with Johnson & Johnson for $300m

Australian law firm Shine Justice (ASX: SHJ) has settled two class ...

Legal tech group Lawcadia expands into UK after another strong year of growth

Legal tech group Lawcadia expands into UK after another strong year of growth

Brisbane-based legal technology company Lawcadia, buoyed by another...

Brisbane COVID test maker Ellume appoints administrators to Australian arm

Brisbane COVID test maker Ellume appoints administrators to Australian arm

The Australian arm of COVID-19 at-home test kit manufacturer Ellume...

Booktopia agrees to fork out $6m in penalties over misleading returns claims to customers

Booktopia agrees to fork out $6m in penalties over misleading returns claims to customers

As embattled e-commerce group Booktopia (ASX: BKG) continues a cost...

Court finds thousands of Fuji printer contracts with small businesses are ‘unfair'

Court finds thousands of Fuji printer contracts with small businesses are ‘unfair'

The Australian arm of international imaging corporation Fujifilm - ...

Australia’s largest insurance firm to defend class action law suit

Australia’s largest insurance firm to defend class action law suit

Insurance Australia Group (ASX: IAG) says it will defend a cla...