Former JPMorgan trader pleads guilty to fraud charges

Posted on 2024-09-162024-09-16 by Cat Fredenburgh

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A former JPMorgan executive has pleaded guilty to fraud for allegedly misappropriating nearly $1 million from clients of his defunct companies.

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Data breach numbers hit three and a half year high, OAIC says

Posted on 2024-09-162024-09-17 by Cat Fredenburgh

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The privacy regulator was alerted to hundreds of data breaches in the first half of 2024, the highest number in three and a half years, a new report shows.

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Cybersecurity class actions to increase with latest reforms

Posted on 2024-09-132024-09-16 by Cindy Cameronne

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Expect more cybersecurity class actions following the introduction of a new statutory tort for serious invasions of privacy, experts on both sides of the bar table told Lawyerly.

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New judge has a way with words, but does away with Twitter

Posted on 2024-09-132024-09-14 by Cindy Cameronne

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Justice Stephen McDonald hung up his pithy Tweets on his appointment to the Federal Court, but the new judge’s talent for wordplay may yet find an outlet on the bench.

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WestConnex class action funder loses fight with lead plaintiffs

Posted on 2024-09-132024-10-25 by Andy Sidler

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The funder backing a class action over the construction of Sydney’s WestConnex tunnel has come up short in a dispute with the matter’s lead plaintiffs.

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Hogan Lovells to shut up shop in Australia

Posted on 2024-09-132024-09-16 by Christine Caulfield

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Positioning the move as part of an “ambitious vision and strategy”, global law firm Hogan Lovells has announced it will close its Australian office.

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Bruce Lehrmann expands appeal in defamation case

Posted on 2024-09-132024-09-14 by Cat Fredenburgh

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Bruce Lehrmann has widened his appeal of a decision that tossed his defamation case against Seven over its coverage of Brittany Higgins’ rape claims.

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Real estate ‘mogul’ Sasha Hopkins to cop $1.25M penalty in ASIC case

Posted on 2024-09-132024-09-13 by Cindy Cameronne

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Self-described property ‘mogul’ Sasha Hopkins has agreed to pay a $1.25 million fine and face a four-year disqualification in proceedings by the corporate regulator.

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Judge questions Jarryd Hayne supporter’s defamation appeal

Posted on 2024-09-132024-09-14 by Andy Sidler

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A judge has questioned whether a Jarryd Hayne supporter who won a $35,000 defamation judgment against Seven should tie the court’s resources up in an appeal.

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Herbert Smith Freehills snags Allens tax partner

Posted on 2024-09-132024-09-14 by Andy Sidler

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

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