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ASIC Says Audit and Financial-Reporting Quality Still Falls Short
ASIC’s annual surveillance found recurring weaknesses in judgment-heavy reporting and audit work, prompting remediation and enforcement.
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All developments →Canada Warns Air Canada–United Expansion Would Harm Ten Routes
Canada’s Competition Bureau concluded that expanded Air Canada–United coordination would likely reduce competition on ten transborder routes.
HTX Gives High Court Undertakings After FCA Crypto-Promotion Case
HTX agreed not to make unlawful crypto promotions to UK consumers and confirmed its exit from the UK market.
FTC Orders Nine Companies to Explain Personalized Pricing and Worker Pay
The FTC issued compulsory information orders to nine companies studying how personal data shapes prices and gig-worker compensation.
US Jury Convicts Ohio Man Over Lies About Rwandan Genocide
A federal jury convicted Eric Tabaro Nshimiye of perjury and obstruction for false testimony in a 2019 immigration-fraud trial.
Former Army Official Admits Hawaii Defense-Contract Bribery Scheme
Carlos Duque pleaded guilty to conspiracy, bribery and major fraud over US Army technology contracts in Hawaii.
Court Permanently Bars Miami Tax Preparer and Orders $571,739 Disgorgement
A federal court permanently barred Aniel Saint-Hilaire from tax-return preparation and ordered $571,739.47 disgorgement.
New Zealand Reviews Merger of Two Veterinary Networks
The Commerce Commission is considering Comhla Vet’s proposed acquisition of the 17-clinic Vet First network.
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Ninth Circuit Rejects Rehearing in California Water-Contract Environmental Case
United States — Fifth Circuit Vacates Texas Online-Speech Ruling for En Banc Review Canada — Canada Warns Air Canada–United Expansion Would Harm Ten Routes United States — FTC Orders Nine Companies to Explain Personalized Pricing and Worker PayEurope
HTX Gives High Court Undertakings After FCA Crypto-Promotion Case
Russia — DOJ Uses ‘Near-Miss’ Policy in Russia Sanctions Case Spain — Ukrainian Ransomware Affiliate Receives 70-Month US Sentence United Kingdom — England and Wales Publish Child-Focused Courts BlueprintAsia-Pacific
Australian Court Dismisses Defamation Claim for Lack of Serious Harm
New Zealand — New Zealand Reviews Merger of Two Veterinary Networks Singapore — Singapore Tightens Expectations for Haze-Linked Bank Financing Australia — ASIC Proposes Five-Year Extension of Tax-Advice ExemptionMiddle East & Africa
