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Compensation for Privacy Act breaches requires class members to prove loss: judge
Privacy & Cybersecurity 2023-09-18 4:35 pm By Sam Matthews

Victims of privacy breaches must demonstrate actual loss and damage to be eligible for compensation, according to a judge who has given asylum seekers who […]

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Judge says Optus CEO’s statement on Deloitte report raises doubts about privilege claim
Class Actions 2023-09-14 11:39 pm By Sam Matthews

A judge has questioned an argument by Optus that a report by Deloitte into a major data breach was protected by privilege, saying a press […]

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OAIC taken to court in battle to run Optus class action-style complaint
Privacy & Cybersecurity 2023-09-14 11:13 pm By Sam Matthews

The OAIC has been dragged to court by the law firm that filed a class action-style complaint over the massive Optus data breach, after the […]

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Ben Roberts-Smith funder Seven says ruling on emails has ‘far reaching implications’
Defamation 2023-09-08 2:56 pm By Sam Matthews

Former soldier Ben Roberts-Smith and Seven Network, which funded his defamation case, have asked for the Full Federal Court to weigh in on appeals against […]

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Care A2 tries again to block Gensco’s US suit over baby formula deal
Food and Beverage 2023-09-08 11:57 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Infant formula giant Care A2 will try again to block business partner Gensco from bringing claims against it in a US court that overlap with […]

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Judge recuses himself from OSI’s bid for evidence in Roberts-Smith case
Defamation 2023-08-25 11:30 pm By Sam Matthews

A judge who found that Ben Roberts-Smith committed war crimes has recused himself from deciding whether the Office of the Special Investigator can access evidence […]

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Judge rejects Seven’s ‘most unusual request’ to correct judgment in Roberts-Smith case
Defamation 2023-08-18 1:57 pm By Cindy Cameronne

A judge has rejected a request by lawyers for Seven and the TV network’s billionaire chairman, Kerry Stokes, to issue a correction to his published […]

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Care A2 Plus seeks to block US fraud suit brought by distributor
Competition & Consumer Protection 2023-08-17 11:00 pm By Sam Matthews

After being hit by a $200 million claim in Australia, infant formula company Care A2 Plus is asking the court to block US business partner […]

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Seven, Stokes keep up fight to shield emails with Ben Roberts-Smith’s lawyers
Appeals 2023-08-16 11:30 pm By Christine Caulfield

Seven Network and owner Kerry Stokes are seeking to challenge a ruling ordering them to produce thousands of emails exchanged with Ben Roberts-Smith’s legal team […]

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Ousted partner claims he was defamed by PwC amid tax leaks crisis
Defamation 2023-08-11 11:29 pm By Cindy Cameronne

A PricewaterhouseCoopers partner may launch defamation proceedings against the professional services firm over two press releases which he says falsely linked him to a tax […]

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