The James Hardie alleged compensation fund scam drags on through the courts into 2012

Lawyers Weekly March 2011:

“On Friday the High Court also granted leave to appeal to the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) against a decision by the NSW Court of Appeal in December last year that overturned fines of $30,000 and five-year corporate board suspensions against seven former non-executive directors of James Hardie.”

High Court of Australia:

Australian Securities and Investments Commission v Shafron; Australian Securities and Investments Commission v Terry; Australian Securities and Investments Commission v Hellicar; Australian Securities and Investments Commission v Brown; Australian Securities and Investments Commission v Gillfillan; Australian Securities and Investments Commission v Koffel; Australian Securities and Investments Commission v O'Brien; Australian Securities and Investments Commission v Willcox; Shafron v Australian Securities and Investments Commission

S174/2011—S181/2011; S173/2011: [2011] HCATrans 293; [2011] HCATrans 294; [2011] HCATrans 295.

And it's not over yet.

On the subject of unequal consumption

A family’s food for one week in photographs from The Hungry Planet (courtesy of TimePhotos) showing apects of unequal resource consumption around the world.

Europe - Italy

North America – U.S.A.

South America – Ecuador

Asia – Bhutan

Africa – Chad

ACCC product recalls list - everything from motorbikes & mattresses to margarine

Car yards and supermarkets seem to be real buyer beware areas these days. Ducatis with dodgy real-wheels, Maseratis as crash hazards, Meadowlea marg suspected of containing cleaning agent and a Super A-Mart cot mattress capable of smothering the newest member of the family, to name just a few of the dangers for unwary consumers so far this year.

Even a bit of Wiggles branding isn't going to save the kids from discovering glass shards in their Ricey Bites.

From www.recalls.gov.au and the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission here's a list of recalls created within the last 33 days.

A Right Royal Ruckus?

Something you don’t often see on an Australian High Court list:

King v The Queen

M129/2011