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High Court decision on $125 million fine for Volkswagen is a warning to all greenwashers

  • Written by Michael Adams, Professor of Corporate Law & Head UNE Law School, University of New England
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The High Court of Australia has today refused to hear Volkswagen’s appeal against the record A$125 million fine imposed on it for deliberately deceiving regulators and customers about the environmental performance of its cars.

The $125 million fine is the largest penalty ever imposed on a company in Australia for misleading...

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