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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.
Threat of class actions keeping in-house counsel up at night: report
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Corporate Australia is increasingly concerned about class actions, with privacy and data breach claims topping their worry list, according to a new report.
Judge who steered Victorian Supreme Court through pandemic to step down
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The top judge in Victoria who steered the Supreme Court through the COVID-19 pandemic is stepping down after 14 years on the bench.
Families of Hunter Valley bus victims file class action against Transport for NSW
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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.
Media mogul says costs spat should be put on ice until High Court rules
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Media mogul Bruce Gordon says a costs dispute with Atanaskovic Hartnell should be paused until the High Court has its say on a key issue.
ASIC’s former deputy chair Karen Chester cleared by corruption watchdog
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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.
Ex-AMP exec settles defamation suit against The Australian publisher
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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.
Builder on hook for $8.7M for Tweed Heads townhouse development defects
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A Queensland builder has been hit with $8.7 million in damages after residents of its townhouse development in Tweed Heads South, NSW suffered damage from defective waterproofing.
Boral class action trial paused as appeal flagged over questioning of ex-CEO
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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.
‘A person of the utmost integrity’: Profession pays tribute to Justice Malcolm Blue
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The legal profession has paid tribute to former South Australia Supreme Court Justice Malcolm Blue, who died in a tractor accident on a farm south of Adelaide over the weekend.