In the latest development in an ongoing international investigation, nine Japanese car parts manufacturers admitted to participating in price fixing cartels for supply to US car manufacturers. The penalties imposed were a hefty $US745 million. Similarly, in October 2013, Koyo Australia was ordered to pay penalties of $2 million after the Federal Court determined it… Read more
Month: November 2013
Captive firms to smash status quo | The Australian
This article originally appeared in The Australian on 18 October 2013. THE business model that dominates the nation’s law firms faces an impending threat from captive firms that are tipped to be established by the biggest corporate consumers of legal services. Law firm consultant George Beaton said he had been involved in an attempt by… Read more