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The ABC and a News Corp unit agreed to pay $445,000 to settle defamation claims by Bruce Lehrmann over allegations that he raped fellow Liberal staffer Brittany Higgins in Parliament House.
Lehrmann and Higgins ‘touchy’ on night of alleged rape, former colleague tells court
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A former Liberal staffer has doubled down on her evidence that Bruce Lehrmann and Brittany Higgins were “touchy” with one another on the night she was allegedly raped by Lehrmann, a claim which he has denied.
High Court says real estate agency not liable for developer’s source code theft
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The High Court has found Victorian real estate agency Biggin & Scott did not authorise through “indifference” the theft of Campaigntrack’s source code by a software developer it hired to create a cloud-based real estate marketing platform.
IAG shows GC the door after finding he breached code of conduct
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Insurance Australia Group has announced the departure of its group general counsel and company secretary, Peter Horton, for engaging in behaviour it said had “fallen short” of expectations.
ACMA fines Telstra $3M for $21M billing error
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Telstra has been hit with a $3 million penalty by the communications regulator for billing small businesses $21.1 million over an 11-year period for inactive internet services.
Medibank says allowing OAIC class action-style case could hurt public’s view of court
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Medibank has asked a judge to put the kibosh on class action-style proceedings filed with the OAIC, arguing findings inconsistent with those in a class action over its October 2022 data breach could do damage to the public’s view of the court.
Union test cases ‘don’t make much sense in 2023′, says judge in Qantas spat
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A judge has admonished the Transport Workers Union for relying on test cases to decide compensation for 1,700 ground crew who were sacked during the COVID-19 pandemic, saying it should instead bring a class action.
Brittany Higgins denies trying to ‘blow up’ retrial, reveals $2.3M payout from government
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Brittany Higgins has denied she tried to derail a criminal retrial of former colleague and alleged rapist Bruce Lehrmann in favour of a civil case with a lower standard of proof, as she revealed in court the federal government paid $2.3 million to settle her claims.
‘I wasn’t ready to reveal the truth’: Higgins grilled over texts after alleged rape
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Brittany Higgins has been questioned over messages she sent to a friend shortly after she was allegedly raped at Parliament House that are said to contradict her account, with the former Liberal staffer saying she “wasn’t ready” to disclose the truth.
Full Court finally sets date for 7-Eleven class action funder’s CFO fight
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The date has been set for a hearing in the second case to test the argument that judges lack power to make a common fund order when a class action settles, and the litigation funder challenging the argument can expect a sympathetic ear.