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

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...