Payday lender directors ask High Court to clarify accessorial liability

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The directors of payday lenders Cigno and BSF have filed for special leave to appeal a decision that found them liable for unlicensed credit activity, saying the case raises fundamental questions about the scope of accessorial liability.

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High Court to weigh reversal of exemplary damages for youth gassed in NT detention

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The High Court has agree to weigh in on whether an appeals court erred in overturning $200,000 in exemplary damages awarded to each of four children gassed at Don Dale detention centre in the Northern Territory. 

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Rent-to-own business cops $7.4M penalty for breaches of Credit Act

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A rental company providing long-term leases for household items has been slugged with a $7.4 million penalty after a court found its loan agreements did not comply with credit laws. 

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Murray Darling class action a ‘world away’ from failed climate change case, court told

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On the first day of trial, a court has heard a class action over alleged negligent management of water flowing through the Murray Darling system is a “world away” from a climate change class action that recently failed at trial. 

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Ex-EY partner accused of promoting tax loss scheme says ATO ‘overreached’

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A former EY partner accused of promoting a tax loss scheme has hit back at the ATO’s case on the first day of trial, saying he gave objective advice and the case is an overreach.

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IVF provider Genea faces class action investigation over data breach

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Fertility services provider Genea is facing a class action investigation over a data breach that led to sensitive patient information being published on the dark web.

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CDC to open WA data centre to meet AI, AUKUS demand

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CDC Data Centres is planning to open a 200-megawatt data centre in Western Australia, citing heightened demand from AI and the region’s importance for the AUKUS security partnership. 

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HWL Ebsworth loses fight over referees in developer’s $130M negligence case

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Law firm HWL Ebsworth, which was found liable for negligence over advice on a Parramatta land development, has lost its opposition to a referee process for calculating damages.

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