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Optus has denied that it ‘cloaked’ the true dominant purpose of a Deloitte report into a major data breach in 2022, arguing on appeal that the report was privileged and that a class action should not have access to it.
ASIC investigating ANZ over role in government bond issuance
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The Australian Securities and Investments Commission is investigating ANZ’s dealings in its role as risk manager of 10-year government treasury bonds worth $14 billion.
Lehrmann inquiry chair faces corruption probe for leaking report to media
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A former judge who led an inquiry into the prosecution of Bruce Lehrmann is facing a corruption probe from the ACT Integrity Commission for leaking his report to the media.
Judge blasts eSafety Commissioner bid for global takedown orders against X
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A judge has given a poor prognosis to the eSafety Commissioner’s case seeking to have X Corp remove posts that depict a stabbing of a bishop at a Sydney church, calling it an alarming and unreasonable attempt to exert control over activities abroad.
Budget funds 8 new judges to clear visa backlog, but legal aid sector gets a ‘fraction’
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Australia’s peak legal body has welcomed the injection of funds promised in Tuesday’s budget announcement for the appointment of extra federal judges to clear a backlog in migration and protection visa applications. But the funds allocated to legal assistance services is a “fraction” of what is needed, the Law Council said.
Former HWL Ebsworth client can’t seek additional $22.8M after negligence finding
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A former HWL Ebsworth client has lost his argument that the firm must reimburse him for $22.8 million in expenses and interest after a judge found the law firm was negligent in advising on a joint venture contract for a Sydney land development, which allegedly lost him $130 million.
Builder can’t revive abandoned claims against AGL
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Collapsed construction and maintenance company General Trade Industries has lost its bid to revive abandoned claims against AGL in a nearly four-year old contract case over work on two Queensland gas plants, with a judge finding the company has had “more than a sufficient opportunity to plead its case”.
Unvaccinated DP World workers lose appeal bid for reinstatement despite ‘harsh’ dismissal
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A group of DP World workers previously found to have been “blindsided” by their dismissal for refusing a mandatory COVID-19 jab have failed in a bid to appeal a decision that found their reinstatement inappropriate.
Former Sydney council member, contractor face ICAC investigation
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A former Canterbury-Bankstown council member and contractor are the subject of a NSW ICAC inquiry centered on allegations that they failed to disclose relevant pecuniary interests and manipulated council contracts for their own benefit.
‘The system is broken’: OAIC dragging feet on Latitude data breach probe, class action firm says
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A law firm investigating a group proceeding against non-bank lender Latitude over a data breach last year has called on the information commissioner to give an update on a related class action-style complaint.