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Bunnings has largely won its appeal of a finding that use of facial recognition technology in its stores breached privacy laws, with a tribunal saying an exemption applied to the hardware chain to combat retail crime.
Blue Sky class action solicitor grilled over timing of case amendments
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A law firm partner working on a shareholder class action over the collapse of Blue Sky Alternative Investments has faced cross-examination by counsel for auditor EY over alleged delays in seeking to amend the case.
ASIC fights IAG’s privilege claim in loyalty discounts suit
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The corporate regulator is challenging insurer IAG’s claims of legal professional privilege over a technical report in proceedings over allegedly misleading loyalty discounts.
Ex-Queensland senator DQ’d by ASIC over $44M failure of gold companies
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Former Queensland senator Claire Moore has been banned from managing corporations for four years over her role as a director of two gold exploration companies that collapsed after raising $44 million from investors.
‘Clear abuse of trust’: High Court tosses appeals by Obeids, Macdonald
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The High Court has dismissed appeals brought by Labor politicians Ian Macdonald and Eddie Obeid, and his son Moses Obeid, which challenged their convictions for conspiracy to rig a mining exploration tender.
Gina Rinehart denies contract with landowner in dispute over fence
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Mining magnate Gina Rinehart has argued she should be dismissed from a dispute with a neighbour at her Sundown Valley cattle station over a fence, with the neighbor telling a judge no lawyer will represent her in the dispute with the billionaire.
Randwick Racecourse fends off Racing NSW’s push for administrator
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The owner of Sydney’s Randwick Racecourse has won its bid for a stay on the appointment of an administrator by regulator Racing NSW, which has raised concerns about a “material uncertainty” in the club’s accounts.
Liberty Steel loses bid to stay Greensill administrators’ case
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A judge has dismissed a bid by two Liberty Steel companies to stay a case brought in NSW by administrators for collapsed supply chain finance company Greensill while a related case in the UK proceeds.
Commonwealth can’t strike out chunks of council’s PFAS suit
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The government can’t strike out key claims from a Queensland local council’s suit over PFAS contamination allegedly caused by its activities at an aviation centre, with a judge rejecting arguments about the impermissibility of an aggregated pleading of knowledge.
Maas Group sells unit to Heidelberg Materials for $1.7B
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Maas Group Holdings has sold its construction material division to Heidelberg Materials for $1.7 billion, vowing to use the proceeds of the sale to invest in AI and digital infrastructure assets after acquiring a minority stake in AI data centre company Firmus.