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Latitude won’t pay ransom for stolen customer data
Latitude Financial will not pay a ransom demanded by criminals after 14 million customer records were stolen in a "malicious" cyberattack.
College’s enrolment practices should be ‘condemned’, Full Court says in ACCC win
The Full Federal Court has upheld a finding that online educator Captain Cook College engaged in systemic unconscionable conduct by enrolling thousands of unsuitable students, who accrued $60 million in debt but never finished their courses. 
Lehrmann says ABC defamed him with live broadcast of Higgins’ Press Club speech
Former Liberal staffer Bruce Lehrmann has accused the Australian Broadcasting Corporation of a “contemptuous attempt" to prejudice the jury in a criminal trial over his alleged rape of former colleague Brittany Higgins in Parliament House.
Law firm gets interim $22.6M from J&J settlement, promises to return any excess
Shine Lawyers can deduct 50 per cent of its fees and all of its costs from a $300 million settlement in pelvic mesh class actions against Johnson & Johnson while a judge mulls whether the law firm's total bill is fair and reasonable.
Crypto exchange Binance loses Australian financial services licence
ASIC has cancelled Binance Australia's financial services licence at the request of the crypto exchange amid a review of the exchanges' classification of retail clients.
Judge ‘horrified’ at ATO involvement in distributing superannuation class action settlements
A judge overseeing a superannuation class action against two Westpac units that settled for $30 million has expressed concerns about the ATO's potential involvement in distributing settlement funds, saying the department was unlikely to efficiently reunite group members with their money. 
ChatGPT faces landmark defamation claim by Reserve Bank whistleblower
Artificial intelligence chatbot ChatGPT is facing a landmark defamation claim by Hepburn shire council mayor Brian Hood, alleging it incorrectly identified him as someone facing charges in a foreign bribery scandal rather than his role as whistleblower.
Moccona’s instant coffee jar trade mark should be cancelled, Vittoria says
Moccona's instant coffee jar shape trade mark should be cancelled because the mark is functional and can't distinguish the company's goods, the owner of coffee brand Vittoria argues in a trade mark infringement cross-claim.
Bruce Lehrmann files defamation case against the ABC
Former Liberal staffer Bruce Lehrmann has filed defamation proceedings against the ABC, the third such lawsuit he has brought after suing Ten and a News Corp Unit over publications airing the rape allegations of his former colleague Brittany Higgins.
Sydney silk reprimanded for alleged sexual harassment and workplace bullying
A leading construction and commercial law silk in Sydney has been subject to a reprimand by the NSW legal services commissioner for alleged sexual harassment and workplace bullying.