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Climate change class action urgent given ‘what is at stake’, judge says
Class Actions 2022-07-19 1:06 pm By Christine Caulfield

A judge has put a climate change class action on behalf of Torres Strait Islanders on a tight timetable and committed herself to handing down […]

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Class action wants admissions after Albanese declares ‘climate emergency’
Class Actions 2022-07-15 2:59 pm By Cindy Cameronne

The lead applicants in a climate change class action by Torres Strait Islanders are hoping the Commonwealth will admit climate change targets set by the […]

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No penalty for IOOF unit RI Advice in ASIC’s novel cybersecurity case
Privacy & Cybersecurity 2022-05-05 12:24 pm By Christine Caulfield

IOOF financial advice unit RI Advice has escaped a penalty in a test case alleging cybersecurity failures, but the firm must engage an IT security […]

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IOOF unit settles ASIC’s cybersecurity test case
Privacy & Cybersecurity 2022-04-20 12:48 pm By Sam Matthews

IOOF unit RI Advice has agreed to settle novel proceedings brought by the Australian Securities and Investments Commission claiming it failed to protect its clients […]

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Torres Strait Islanders lay out duty of care claims in climate class action
Climate change 2022-03-21 2:10 pm By Miklos Bolza

The lead applicants in a class action by Torres Strait Islanders have detailed their argument for why the federal government has a duty of care […]

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Government rejects duty of care owed in latest climate change class action
Climate change 2022-02-28 4:35 pm By Miklos Bolza

The Morrison government has rejected class action claims that it owes a duty of care to Torres Strait Islanders to protect them against the negative […]

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Govt wants clarity on climate change class action by Torres Strait Islanders
Climate change 2021-11-23 3:37 pm By Cindy Cameronne

A judge overseeing a climate change class action against the government will be invited to visit the Torres Strait to see the alleged erosion of […]

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Government hit with climate change class action by Torres Strait Islanders
Class Actions 2021-10-26 9:07 pm By Miklos Bolza

A class action has been filed alleging the Morrison government has a novel duty of care to protect Torres Strait Islanders from the devastating effects […]

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IOOF unit loses bid to strike out ASIC’s cybersecurity case
Privacy & Cybersecurity 2021-10-07 1:26 pm By Cindy Cameronne

IOOF unit RI Advice has lost its bid to strike out ASIC’s novel case claiming it failed to protect its clients against cybersecurity risks, but […]

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Government can’t cut ‘stolen’ from notice about stolen wages class action
Class Actions 2021-09-28 5:15 pm By Cindy Cameronne

While acknowledging it was a ‘loaded’ word, a judge has rejected a bid by the federal government to edit out the word ‘stolen’ from a […]

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