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NSW Police may face another strip search class action after loss at trial
Class Actions 2025-10-14 4:01 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

NSW Police may face another class action over its use of strip searches, after it was ordered to pay $93,000 in damages to the lead plaintiff in a class action over strip searches at music festivals.

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Linda Reynolds files bankruptcy proceedings against Brittany Higgins
Bankruptcy 2025-10-14 2:34 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Former Liberal senator Linda Reynolds has filed bankruptcy proceedings against Brittany Higgins as she seeks to collect $315,000 in damages plus costs from her successful defamation case against her former staffer.

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Ashurst scoops up tax partner from MinterEllison after losing group co-head
Business of Law 2025-10-14 3:19 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Ashurst has lured a senior tax partner from MinterEllison, a day after Corrs Chambers announced it has poached the global co-head of Ashurst’s tax practice. 

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Qantas customer data leaked following July cyberattack
Privacy & Cybersecurity 2025-10-13 9:23 am By Cat Fredenburgh

Qantas said Sunday that customer data accessed during a July cyberattack via a third party platform has been published by cybercriminals.

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Ashurst global tax co-head defects to Corrs Chambers
Business of Law 2025-10-13 4:02 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Corrs Chambers Westgarth has added another impressive lateral to its growing tax practice, luring Ashurst’s global co-head of tax.

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Acciona drops bid for $500M East Rockingham waste-to-energy plant
Energy & Natural Resources 2025-10-14 11:40 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Spanish infrastructure giant Acciona has dropped its bid to acquire the $500 million East Rockingham waste-to-energy project in Western Australia, after a lengthy review by the ACCC.

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Ashurst moves fast to fill stamp duty gap with new partner hire
Real Estate 2025-10-14 11:54 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Ashurst has lured a senior tax partner from MinterEllison with substantial experience in real estate and infrastructure, a day after Corrs Chambers poached its global co-head of tax, who is an expert in the stamp duty. 

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Scidera’s bovine gene patent suit survives summary dismissal bid
Intellectual Property 2025-10-10 11:55 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Animal drug company Zoetis has lost its bid for summary dismissal of claims that it infringed US-based animal genomics company Scidera’s bovine gene patent, with a judge saying its novel arguments were not so clear-cut and needed to be worked out at trial.

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4D Medical sues Cyclopharm over ‘misleading’ statements elicited by ‘fake’ question
Competition & Consumer Protection 2025-10-10 11:55 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

ASX-listed biotech 4D Medical has sued competitor Cyclopharm alleging the company made false, misleading and malicious statements about its rival during an online webinar prompted by a “fake” question.

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Kew Rec Centre builder ‘particularly motivated’ to dodge guarantee after roof collapse, court told
Construction 2025-10-13 11:56 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Boroondara City Council has told a court that builder ADCO was “particularly motivated” to not provide a parent company guarantee under a $59 million contract to develop the Kew Recreation Centre after the roof of the building collapsed during the construction. 

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