Court orders Trivago pay $44.7m in penalties for misleading consumers

Court orders Trivago pay $44.7m in penalties for misleading consumers

Hotel comparison website Trivago has been ordered by the Federal Co...

Yet another fine for Westpac as ASIC legal blitz continues

Yet another fine for Westpac as ASIC legal blitz continues

Westpac (ASX: WBC) and two discontinued subsidiaries, Securito...

Westpac hit with $12 million penalty over “serious” debt onsale contraventions

Westpac hit with $12 million penalty over “serious” debt onsale contraventions

Australian bank Westpac (ASX: WBC) will pay a $12 million penalty f...

ASIC strips Dixon Advisory of financial services licence

ASIC strips Dixon Advisory of financial services licence

Three months after being placed into voluntary administration, self...

Star's top legal officer probed on dummy hotel rooms, sham invoices and cloak of legal privilege

Star's top legal officer probed on dummy hotel rooms, sham invoices and cloak of legal privilege

Dummy hotel rooms, sham invoices, and the cloaking of documents in ...

ASIC takes aim at Rent4Keeps, Layaway Depot alleging exorbitant rent-to-buy charges

ASIC takes aim at Rent4Keeps, Layaway Depot alleging exorbitant rent-to-buy charges

Two companies that lease whitegoods and electronics to low-income p...

Mawhinney and Mayfair 101 appeal to overturn 20-year ban and $30 million fine

Mawhinney and Mayfair 101 appeal to overturn 20-year ban and $30 million fine

Four months after being hit with a $30 million fine for misleading ...

Former auditor of defunct video platform Big Un in court

Former auditor of defunct video platform Big Un in court

The former auditor of Big Un, parent company of video production pl...

Crown Resorts could face $100m fine over illegal Chinese fund transfers

Crown Resorts could face $100m fine over illegal Chinese fund transfers

After giving Crown Resorts' (ASX: CWN) Melbourne casino a measl...

High-profile Sydney lawyer Dominique Grubisa given four-year ban from ASIC

High-profile Sydney lawyer Dominique Grubisa given four-year ban from ASIC

Australia's corporate regulator alleges a prominent Sydney lawy...

Macquarie in court over alleged failures to monitor $2.9m in unauthorised withdrawals

Macquarie in court over alleged failures to monitor $2.9m in unauthorised withdrawals

Australia’s corporate watchdog has commenced Federal Court pr...

Slater & Gordon launches class action against Star Entertainment Group

Slater & Gordon launches class action against Star Entertainment Group

After five months of investigations, law firm Slater & Gordon (...

Here's why Meta could be found liable for celebrity crypto scam ads

Here's why Meta could be found liable for celebrity crypto scam ads

On the last day of his 11 years as chair of the Australian Competit...

“This is disgraceful”: ACCC takes Meta to court over misleading crypto ads on Facebook

“This is disgraceful”: ACCC takes Meta to court over misleading crypto ads on Facebook

The nation’s consumer watchdog is taking Facebook’s par...

Nuix hit with third shareholder class action over prospectus disclosure

Nuix hit with third shareholder class action over prospectus disclosure

A third shareholder class action has been filed against ASX-listed ...

AUSTRAC takes Crown Melbourne and Perth to the Federal Court

AUSTRAC takes Crown Melbourne and Perth to the Federal Court

Australia’s corporate watchdog has commenced civil penalty pr...

Slater & Gordon injured by lockdowns with $7.5m loss

Slater & Gordon injured by lockdowns with $7.5m loss

Slater & Gordon (ASX: SGH) shares fell to all-time lows this mo...

Class action proposed against biotech Mesoblast after historic collapse in share price

Class action proposed against biotech Mesoblast after historic collapse in share price

Phi Finney McDonald (PFM) has today proposed to commence a sharehol...

Aware Financial Services hit with $20m fine for charging fees for no service

Aware Financial Services hit with $20m fine for charging fees for no service

Aware Financial Services Australia (Aware FS) is the latest financi...

Financial crime watchdog orders external auditor to probe Bell Potter

Financial crime watchdog orders external auditor to probe Bell Potter

Australia’s financial crime authority AUSTRAC has ordered Bel...

EML Payments sets aside $10.5m provision for Shine class action

EML Payments sets aside $10.5m provision for Shine class action

An otherwise positive half-year result for Brisbane-based gift and ...

F45 patents revoked as Body Fit Training prevails in court

F45 patents revoked as Body Fit Training prevails in court

The owners of fitness franchise F45 (NYSE: FXLV) will be sweating a...

Court finds Hutchinson and CFMMEU engaged in “anti-competitive” boycott

Court finds Hutchinson and CFMMEU engaged in “anti-competitive” boycott

Construction giant Hutchinson and the Construction, Forestry, Marit...

ASIC drops two Nuix investigations, but company not yet off the hook

ASIC drops two Nuix investigations, but company not yet off the hook

ASX listed Nuix (ASX: NXL) today announced the corporate watchdog h...

Couple arrested in New York for alleged conspiracy to launder $6.2 billion in crypto

Couple arrested in New York for alleged conspiracy to launder $6.2 billion in crypto

Two people have been arrested in Manhattan overnight for an alleged...

Forrest in landmark criminal action against Facebook over crypto scams

Forrest in landmark criminal action against Facebook over crypto scams

Australian mining entrepreneur Andrew ‘Twiggy’ Forrest ...

“Unlawful greed”: AFP launches investigations into RAT price gouging

“Unlawful greed”: AFP launches investigations into RAT price gouging

The Australian Federal Police (AFP) has launched investigations int...

ACTU claims free test request "reasonable", but employer body deems strike threats inappropriate

ACTU claims free test request "reasonable", but employer body deems strike threats inappropriate

With workplaces nationally fighting fires across multiple fronts as...

"Manifestly inadequate": ACCC appeals $1 million Employsure penalty

"Manifestly inadequate": ACCC appeals $1 million Employsure penalty

Australia’s competition watchdog has vowed to appeal a $1 mil...

Mayfair 101 slapped with $30 million penalty for misleading advertising

Mayfair 101 slapped with $30 million penalty for misleading advertising

Update (15/9/22): The appeals division of the Federal Court has since...