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No loss proven in CBA cases, but all is not lost for shareholder class actions
Analysis 2025-05-16 11:01 pm By Christine Caulfield

In explaining where CBA shareholders went wrong in proving damages from the bank’s omissions over an AUSTRAC probe, the Full Federal Court has given class action plaintiffs the clearest indication yet of how they might win.

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John Pesutto owes $2.3M in costs in Moira Deeming defamation suit
Defamation 2025-05-16 4:38 pm By Andy Sidler

Former Victorian Liberal party leader John Pesutto has been ordered to pay $2.3 million in costs in MP Moira Deeming’s defamation suit over statements found to have conveyed that she had links to neo-Nazis. 

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MinterEllison recruits leading litigator from ASIC
People In The News 2025-05-15 11:31 pm By Julia Kanapathippillai

A litigator with the corporate regulator has returned to private practice, joining BigSix firm MinterEllison as a partner on the dispute resolution team.

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Lendlease says legal advice, ATO communications privileged in ex-GHSF partner’s case
Employment 2025-05-14 11:01 pm By Christine Caulfield

Lendlease has told a court that documents relied on by an ex-Greenwoods and Herbert Smith Freehills partner in his case contain privileged legal advice and without prejudice communications with the Australian Tax Office.

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Alvarez & Marshal nabs Deloitte pair amid expected uptick in insolvencies
Business of Law 2025-05-14 11:50 pm By Sam Matthews

Professional services firm Alvarez & Marshal has bolstered its Australian restructuring team with the addition of two Deloitte veterans.

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Gilbert + Tobin lures energy partner from Allens
Allens 2025-05-14 11:26 pm By Julia Kanapathippillai

Gilbert + Tobin has snagged an Allens partner with expertise on major transactions and projects for its energy, infrastructure and resources group.

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Data breaches hit record high in 2024, OAIC says
Privacy & Cybersecurity 2025-05-13 11:23 pm By Cindy Cameronne

Businesses and government agencies notified the privacy regulator of over 1,100 data breaches last year, the highest annual total since mandatory reporting started in 2018.  The Office of the Australian Information Commissioner revealed on Tuesday that it was notified of 1,113 notifications last year, marking a 25 per cent increase from 893 notifications in 2023. …

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Former G+T partner Michelle Rowland named new Attorney-General
Politics 2025-05-12 11:58 pm By Christine Caulfield

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has picked a new Attorney-General as part of a Cabinet reshuffle that has seen Mark Dreyfus pushed to the backbench.

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Johnson Winter Slattery picks up Clayton Utz insolvency partner
Business of Law 2025-05-13 11:58 pm By Julia Kanapathippillai

Johnson Winter Slattery has hired a new partner for the firm’s restructuring and insolvency team.

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New judge with a human touch promises laughter, and maybe some tears
Business of Law 2025-05-12 11:32 pm By Cindy Cameronne

He once made Clive Palmer cry but new judge Stephen Free is not without a sense of humour, as his speech to legal practitioners on his welcome to the bench showed Monday. He is also, as one speaker observed, “really, really nice”.

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