Allens Arthur Robinson The Federal Court has imposed the highest ever penalty for misuse of market power, after Cabcharge Australia Ltd settled with the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission and was fined $14 million for contravening section 46 of the Trade Practices Act. Partner Kon Stellios (view CV), Senior Associate Helen Anness and Lawyer Jess [...]

Allens Arthur Robinson In a major change of direction, the US Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit has held that corporations cannot be the subject of actions that allege violations of customary international law under the US Alien Tort Claims Act. Partner Craig Phillips (view CV), Senior Associate Rachel Nicolson and Lawyer Michael Gomm [...]

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Mansouri & Anor v Aquamist P/L [2010] QCA 209 Allens Arthur Robinson The Queensland Court of Appeal has confirmed that the entitlement to serve a payment claim on an entity who ‘may be liable’ to make payment does not – and was never intended to – enlarge the operation of the legislation to allow payment [...]

RCI Pty Ltd v Commissioner of Taxation [2010] FCA 939 Catchwords: TAXATION – appeal from objection decision of the Commissioner – capital gains tax – Part IVA Income Tax Assessment Act 1936 – whether applicant entered into scheme for the dominant purpose of obtaining a tax benefit TAXATION – Part IVA – whether either of [...]