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Businesses look to head off penalties for Modern Slavery Act violations
Policy and Regulation 2024-01-29 10:13 pm By Sam Matthews

The Business Council of Australia has advised the government that civil penalties are not necessary to ensure compliance with the Modern Slavery Act, saying a proposed Anti-Slavery Commissioner should not impose “additional bureaucratic burdens” on businesses. 

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Ochre liquidator can serve missing directors by email, judge says
Restructuring & Insolvency 2024-01-26 1:46 pm By Sam Matthews

A judge has given a liquidator the green light to use substituted service to serve court documents on two directors of failed iron ore producer Ochre Group whose exact whereabouts are unknown, amid concerns about transactions leading up to the company’s collapse.

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Victorian gambling watchdog faces bullying claim by ex-media advisor
Employment 2024-01-22 11:23 pm By Sam Matthews

A former senior media advisor for the Victorian Gambling and Casino Control Commission has sued the watchdog, alleging she was fired after complaining about bullying behaviour by a senior employee. 

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ME Bank hit with $820,000 penalty for misleading borrowers
Financial Services 2024-01-19 4:03 pm By Sam Matthews

Bank of Queensland will pay a $820,000 penalty after its Members Equity was found guilty of criminal charges over misleading representations, with a judge finding the defunct direct bank was no less responsible because the offending conduct resulted from a systems error.

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Victorian court hackers accessed more hearings than first thought
Privacy & Cybersecurity 2024-01-19 1:24 pm By Sam Matthews

Hackers behind a cyberattack on Victoria’s court system may have accessed recordings of hearings stretching back to 2016, Court Services Victoria has said. On January 2, CSV CEO Louise Anderson notified the public that hackers had breached a network with video and audio recordings of courts across Victoria, saying recordings of hearings that took place…

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Lawyers on the move: Top lateral coups of 2023
Business of Law 2024-01-18 4:17 pm By Sam Matthews

Raiding a competitor is a great way for ambitious law firms to expand their reach and achieve their strategic goals. In 2023 ten firms, big and small, managed to catch a big fish or lure whole teams of lawyers away from their rivals.

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In white spot disease class action, government points finger at importers
Class Actions 2024-01-18 5:12 pm By Sam Matthews

The federal government has hit back at a class action over an outbreak of white spot disease in South-East Queensland that decimated the commercial prawn industry, pointing the finger at several importers and saying farmers failed to mitigate their own losses.

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K&L Gates recruits real estate pro from McInnes Wilson
Business of Law 2024-01-18 3:40 pm By Sam Matthews

Global law firm K&L Gates has lured the head of McInnes Wilson’s construction and infrastructure group  to join its growing team in Brisbane.

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The things that raised judges’ ire in 2023
Courts 2024-01-17 11:54 pm By Sam Matthews

Judges were not afraid to vent their spleen in 2023, but lawyers were not the only object of judicial scorn last year, as judges waded into public discourse and sounded off over issues including complex legislation, media reports, famous social media commentators, and the involvement of government departments in legal proceedings. 

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Anglicare denies duty of care to family members in COVID-19 outbreak class action
Class Actions 2024-01-17 2:51 pm By Sam Matthews

Aged care provider Anglicare has hit back at a class action filed on behalf of 25 people whose loved ones died during a COVID-19 outbreak at the Newmarch House in Sydney, saying it owed no duty of care to prevent mental harm to its residents’ family members.

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