The privacy regulator was alerted to hundreds of data breaches in the first half of 2024, the highest number in three and a half years, a new report shows.
Expect more cybersecurity class actions following the introduction of a new statutory tort for serious invasions of privacy, experts on both sides of the bar table told Lawyerly.
The funder backing a class action over the construction of Sydney’s WestConnex tunnel has come up short in a dispute with the matter’s lead plaintiffs.
Self-described property ‘mogul’ Sasha Hopkins has agreed to pay a $1.25 million fine and face a four-year disqualification in proceedings by the corporate regulator.
The families of victims of a Hunter Valley, NSW bus accident have brought a class action following a court’s sentencing of the driver responsible for the fatal crash in June last year.
AMP’s former head of advice has settled defamation proceedings over a story in The Australian that suggested he misled ASIC during the banking royal commission.
A Queensland builder has been hit with $8.7 million in damages after residents of its townhouse development in Tweed Heads South, NSW suffered damage from defective waterproofing.
Trial in a shareholder class action against Boral has been halted amid an appeal over a decision to allow questioning of former CEO Michael Kane about an email that mentioned a confidential EY report.
A judge has awarded Independent Sydney MP Alex Greenwich $140,000 in his defamation case against former NSW One Nation leader Mark Latham over a homophobic tweet found likely to cause “serious harm” to his reputation.
AUSTRAC has taken The Star to task for making statements that are inconsistent with admissions the casino has made in the regulator’s case over its alleged failure to comply with its money laundering obligations.