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Surgeon wins security from nose job patient appealing defamation loss
Defamation 2024-02-19 10:43 pm By Sam Matthews

A nose job patient who allegedly defamed his surgeon has been slugged with $50,000 in security for his appeal, on top of a $50,000 damages bill that a judge said the surgeon is unlikely to see.

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Care A2’s $358M cross-claim a ‘new front’ in battle with Gensco, judge says
Competition & Consumer Protection 2024-01-23 2:05 pm By Cindy Cameronne

Care A2 Plus must hand over $675,000 in security for costs to pursue a $358 million cross-claim in a lawsuit by former business partner Gensco, after a judge found the infant formula company’s claims were a “counterattack”, and not merely defensive. 

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‘We don’t know’ not a reason to block $4.9B Suncorp merger, ANZ says
Financial Services 2023-12-04 11:17 pm By Cindy Cameronne

ANZ has criticised the ACCC’s objection to its planned $4.9 billion merger with Suncorp, arguing before a tribunal that the alleged “uncertain” effects on competition in banking was not a sufficient reason to block the deal.

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Sensitive data of 223,000 people stolen in ACL data breach: OAIC
Privacy & Cybersecurity 2023-11-28 11:17 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

‘Serious and systemic’ failures in Australian Clinical Labs’ cyber framework left the pathology services provider vulnerable to a cyberattack that exposed the sensitive health data of more than 223,000 people, including tests for fertility and sexually transmitted diseases, according to the OAIC.

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CEO advisory firm Teneo denies forcing talent scout to work 16-hour days
Employment 2023-11-08 11:26 pm By Christine Caulfield

The Australian arm of global CEO advisory firm Teneo has rejected claims in a lawsuit by the former head of the company’s APAC talent advisory division that it forced her to work unreasonable hours and says it fired her for “serious and wilful” misconduct.

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Care A2 Plus can try again to block Gensco’s US suit
Food and Beverage 2023-10-18 11:38 pm By Cindy Cameronne

A judge has allowed Care A2 Plus to proceed with an appeal arguing a US lawsuit by former business partner Gensco should be blocked, saying the infant formula company will otherwise face a “risk of substantial injustice”. 

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Nose job patient hit with indemnity costs after refusing surgeon’s ‘exceptionally generous’ offer
Defamation 2023-10-11 2:15 pm By Sam Matthews

A nose job patient who allegedly defamed his surgeon has been hit with indemnity costs after refusing the surgeon’s “exceptionally generous” offer to settle.

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Advisory firm Teneo bought Anna Whitlam’s company, now she’s suing
Employment 2023-10-09 11:15 pm By Christine Caulfield

A talent scout whose company was acquired by Teneo is suing the Australian arm of the global CEO advisory firm, alleging she endured 16-hour workdays and was exposed to a toxic, male-dominated work culture.

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ASIC takes aim at payday lenders after court found they can’t dodge Credit Act
Financial Services 2023-10-03 11:37 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

The corporate regulator has again initiated proceedings against Gold Coast-based BHF Solutions and Cigno for allegedly providing credit without a licence after the lenders failed to convince the Full Court that their services fell outside the scope of the Credit Act.

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Care A2 Plus launches cross-claim in $200M dispute with US distributor
Competition & Consumer Protection 2023-09-21 11:10 pm By Christine Caulfield

The rancour is rising between Care A2 Plus and its US business partner Gensco Pharma, with the infant formula company firing off a cross-claim in a lawsuit alleging it breached a lucrative distribution deal.

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