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SEC probing Facebook disclosures over Cambridge Analytica data harvesting
Privacy & Cybersecurity 2018-07-13 1:08 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

The US securities regulator is reportedly looking into Facebook’s disclosures to investors about the harvesting of user data by political research firm Cambridge Analytica, as the company faces the threat of a privacy class action in Australia over the data debacle.

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Quintis cases latest battleground over competing class actions
Class Actions 2018-07-10 10:05 pm By Miklos Bolza

Multiple class actions against troubled sandalwood oil producer Quintis will soon compete to stay alive after a court heard Tuesday the company would bring an application to stay or consolidate the cases.

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IMF Bentham mulls privacy class action against Facebook
Privacy & Cybersecurity 2018-07-10 9:17 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

IMF Bentham is considering funding a privacy class action against Facebook for allowing political research firm Cambridge Analytica to harvest information from the Facebook accounts of over 311,000 Australians.

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ASIC asks Westpac: What happened to Colin ‘the Rat’ Roden?
Financial Services 2018-07-09 11:07 pm By Christine Caulfield

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission wants documents from Westpac Banking Corp. detailing how it disciplined rogue traders, including Colin ‘the Rat’ Roden, at the centre of a scandal to influence the benchmark Bank Bill Swap Rate.

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ASIC opens Whitebox trial, keeps judge on toes
Securities 2018-07-02 11:06 pm By Miklos Bolza

The trial in ASIC’s complex share market manipulation action against Whitebox Trading began Monday, with an opening submission by the corporate regulator that at times had even the presiding judge scratching his head.

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Cable makers didn’t violate consumer law, judge says
Consumer Goods 2018-06-22 11:38 am By Cat Fredenburgh

A judge has found the Australian Cablemakers Association did not violate the consumer laws when it sent letters to several Ministers complaining that an electrical cable supplied by Midland Metals was unsafe.

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Judge slams class action settlement as “worst” he’s ever seen
Class Actions 2018-05-25 4:06 pm By Miklos Bolza

A Federal Court judge on Friday reluctantly approved a $12 million settlement in the long-running class action against Bank of Queensland, saying it left almost nothing for those affected by the notorious Sherwin Ponzi scheme.

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Westpac’s conduct ‘unconscionable’, but no BBSW rate-rigging, judge says
Financial Services 2018-05-24 3:51 pm By Christine Caulfield

Westpac Banking Corp. engaged in unconscionable conduct when it traded in bank bills in an attempt to influence the benchmark Bank Bill Swap Rate on four occasions, a Federal Court judge ruled Thursday.

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Aerocare loses Federal Court appeal over workplace agreement
Employment 2018-05-16 3:52 pm By Christine Caulfield

The Full Federal Court on Tuesday dismissed an appeal by aviation services company Aerocare of a ruling rejecting an enterprise agreement the Transport Workers Union called “substandard”.

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Seven wins contempt of court ruling against Amber Harrison
Media 2018-05-09 4:23 pm By Christine Caulfield

The ex-lover of Seven Network’s CEO Tim Worner was found in contempt of court on Wednesday after violating a gag order that barred her from speaking out about the affair and leaking company documents.

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