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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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 ...

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...

Shine secures $105m settlement in mesh implant case against Boston Scientific

Shine secures $105m settlement in mesh implant case against Boston Scientific

Shine Lawyers has secured yet another win for Australian women whos...

Origin slapped with $17m fine for failing to protect vulnerable customers

Origin slapped with $17m fine for failing to protect vulnerable customers

Australian energy giant Origin Energy (ASX: ORG) has today been ord...

Audit uncovers multiple failures in Federal Government's $484m Entrepreneurs' Programme

Audit uncovers multiple failures in Federal Government's $484m Entrepreneurs' Programme

A review of the Australian Government’s $484.2 million Entrep...

Crown Sydney granted conditional approval to open gaming operations

Crown Sydney granted conditional approval to open gaming operations

With its brand new casino in Darling Harbour having sat idle since ...

Federal Court gives Blackstone green light to acquire Crown for $8.9 billion

Federal Court gives Blackstone green light to acquire Crown for $8.9 billion

Crown Resorts (ASX: CWN) has received the final stamp of appro...

Sydney firm Justice Family Lawyers doubles in size with Melbourne Family Lawyers acquisition

Sydney firm Justice Family Lawyers doubles in size with Melbourne Family Lawyers acquisition

A budding Sydney-based law firm has strengthened its footprint in V...

Lawyer submits The Star Sydney ‘not suitable' to hold casino licence, board misled the ASX

Lawyer submits The Star Sydney ‘not suitable' to hold casino licence, board misled the ASX

Legal counsel assisting the Independent Liquor and Gaming Authority...

"The problem is still occurring today": ANZ sued for allegedly misleading credit card balances

"The problem is still occurring today": ANZ sued for allegedly misleading credit card balances

The corporate watchdog has today commenced legal proceedings agains...

The Star “cleansing” continues with more management resignations

The Star “cleansing” continues with more management resignations

Evidence given today at a review into casino and resort operator Th...

On-demand grocery delivery app SEND goes into voluntary administration

On-demand grocery delivery app SEND goes into voluntary administration

A Sydney-based grocery delivery app that promised 46,000 users thei...

Uber facing $26 million penalty for “misleading” cancellation warning messages

Uber facing $26 million penalty for “misleading” cancellation warning messages

Global rideshare and deliveries giant Uber is staring down a $26 mi...

Westpac penalties top out at $113 million following ASIC's legal bonanza

Westpac penalties top out at $113 million following ASIC's legal bonanza

Six separate civil penalty proceedings filed by the corporate watch...

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...

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...

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...