Most Recent
Herbert Smith Freehills snags Allens tax partner
Business of Law 2024-09-13 10:48 pm By Andy Sidler

A transaction tax specialist from Allens is the latest partner to join Herbert Smith Freehills’ growing national tax practice.

Subscribe to Lawyerly to access this article.

Already a subscriber?

Lost your password?

Privacy reform kicks off with new tort for ‘serious’ invasions
Privacy & Cybersecurity 2024-09-12 10:36 pm By Andy Sidler

A promised overhaul of the Privacy Act has begun with reforms that make doxxing a crime and could see businesses face new claims, including class actions, for serious invasions of privacy.

Subscribe to Lawyerly to access this article.

Already a subscriber?

Lost your password?

Threat of class actions keeping in-house counsel up at night: report
Class Actions 2024-09-12 11:52 pm By Cindy Cameronne

Corporate Australia is increasingly concerned about class actions, with privacy and data breach claims topping their worry list, according to a new report.

Subscribe to Lawyerly to access this article.

Already a subscriber?

Lost your password?

Families of Hunter Valley bus victims file class action against Transport for NSW
Class Actions 2024-09-12 11:41 pm By Christine Caulfield

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.

Subscribe to Lawyerly to access this article.

Already a subscriber?

Lost your password?

ASIC’s former deputy chair Karen Chester cleared by corruption watchdog
Public Corruption 2024-09-12 10:03 pm By Andy Sidler

The corruption watchdog has issued a statement in response to reports suggesting ex-ASIC official Karen Chester faced an investigation, saying the deputy chair was never the subject of a probe.

Subscribe to Lawyerly to access this article.

Already a subscriber?

Lost your password?

Ex-AMP exec settles defamation suit against The Australian publisher
Defamation 2024-09-12 10:56 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

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. 

Subscribe to Lawyerly to access this article.

Already a subscriber?

Lost your password?

Boral class action trial paused as appeal flagged over questioning of ex-CEO
Trials 2024-09-11 3:35 pm By Christine Caulfield

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.

Subscribe to Lawyerly to access this article.

Already a subscriber?

Lost your password?

Sydney MP Alex Greenwich wins case against Mark Latham over defamatory tweet
Defamation 2024-09-11 10:54 am By Cindy Cameronne

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. 

Subscribe to Lawyerly to access this article.

Already a subscriber?

Lost your password?

Blue Sky directors may be ‘dragged back’ into shareholder class action, court told
Class Actions 2024-09-11 11:07 pm By Cindy Cameronne

Three former Blue Sky directors who were originally named in a shareholder class action against the collapsed fund manager might be “dragged back” into the case after its chief operating officer pointed the finger at him in his defence, a court has heard.

Subscribe to Lawyerly to access this article.

Already a subscriber?

Lost your password?

Judge warns of Super Retail Group litigation going ‘off the rails’
Employment 2024-09-11 11:32 pm By Andy Sidler

A judge has railed against late submissions in a lawsuit by Super Retail Group’s former chief legal officer, calling the tardiness “inconceivable” after he “bent over backwards” to expedite the proceedings in an effort to curb costs.

Subscribe to Lawyerly to access this article.

Already a subscriber?

Lost your password?