Johnson Winter & Slattery has bolstered its growing cyber practice with the appointment of a leading data privacy lawyer from Corrs Chambers Westgarth.
The ACCC will target businesses seeking to use COVID-related disruptions to global and domestic supply chains as “a veil for illegal conduct” the watchdog’s outgoing chair has said in setting out the regulator’s priorities for 2022.
Directors have been warned by the corporate regulator to take an active role in the management of cyber risks or face enforcement action.
The Fair Work Ombudsman has commenced legal proceedings against the Sushi Bay group of restaurants and its owner for allegedly underpaying workers to the tune of $650,000.
Grain producer Viterra, which has been ordered to pay $293 million to Cargill Australia for making misleading representations during the sale of malt producer Joe White, rejected an offer to settle the lawsuit for $85 million, a court has heard.
Cosmetics company MCoBeauty has reached a settlement with the maker of the popular 1000Hour Lash & Brow Dye kit in a case alleging “deliberate and flagrant” trade mark and copyright infringement.
Commonwealth Bank has won more time to examine the particular work arrangements in 24 individual branches, as it fights allegations of systemic failures to provide thousands of employees with paid rest breaks since 2014.
A new taxation super-group is on the horizon, with leading tax advisory firm Greenwoods set to join the ranks of PwC Australia’s financial advisory business in the midyear, amid a “war for talent” in the sector.
Grain producer Viterra has been ordered to pay Cargill Australia $124 million in pre-judgment interest on top of the $168.9 million it was ordered to pay after a judge found it misrepresented the performance capabilities of Joe White during the $420 million sale of the malt producer.
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission is considering whether new laws are needed to rein in Google, Apple and Facebook, including rules to curb self-preferencing conduct and strengthen the merger review framework.