Uber $21m fine & Spedding $1.48m damages award
Uber was fined $21m in the Federal Court recently after admitting to making false or misleading representations and engaging in misleading or deceptive conduct.
(Australian Competition and Consumer Commission v Uber B.V. [2022] FCA 1466)
The police were found to have acted maliciously in pursuing William Spedding in relation to the disappearance of William Tyrrell. Spedding was awarded $1.48 damages including exemplary and aggravated damages.
(Spedding v State of New South Wales [2022] NSWSC 1627)
Grants - Regional Development Australia - Orana
Regional Development Australia - Orana has information about a number of grants available:-
- recover grant for flood-impacted small businesses
- special disaster grants for primary producers
- caravan parks grants
