The royal commission’s findings should have served as a wakeup call but in reality, at ANZ while the bank’s top brass said all the right things, they didn’t adequately heed the warning.
Two white-tailed spider bites and sleeping with the lights switched on have been blamed for a train crash which sparked a major safety overhaul by BHP.
A litigation funder is considering bringing a legal action against former SkyCity directors and executives over breaches of money laundering laws at the Adelaide Casino.
Benedict Stevens, who beat his long-term partner in an alcohol-fuelled assault earlier this year, met the NT Chief Minister last week and performed a Welcome to Country at an AFL game in the week prior to pleading guilty.
Financial crimes regulator Austrac is taking Federal Court action against Entain Group for alleged breaches of anti-money laundering and counter-terrorism financing laws.
Victoria’s $2bn venture capital fund has failed to get a legal claim against it thrown out of court, but a scientist will have to update his claims against it.
Judge Geoff Chettle’s condemnation of DPP Kerri Judd revealed as Victorian Court of Appeal ‘vindicates’ him in shocking rape case.
How did one of Melbourne’s most popular restaurants find itself at the centre of an insider trading criminal trial?
A court case between billionaires Alex Waislitz and Heloise Pratt could come to a speedy end, with their lawyers telling a court they planned to ask for an early final hearing date.
The Super Retail court case has ended on a day in which senior counsel for the whistleblowers sensationally stepped down in the morning and lawyers argued over whether a deal was struck.
Richard Pratt’s daughter Paula Hitchcock wants to ‘impound’ the income of one of her billionaire half-siblings as security, as their family feud continues in court.
Premier Chris Minns has just been handed a valuable lesson about the true impact on NSW of its Independent Commission Against Corruption.
A US crypto giant has called for clearer rules after being slugged by an Australian court with an $8m fine.
Four senior executives at Downer and Ventia have been named in legal action for allegedly colluding on defence contracts worth nearly $10bn during the pandemic.
The Federal Court hearing involving two sacked former senior executives of Super Retail Group has heard allegations a statement put out by their lawyers defamed the retailer.
About 160,000 people whose passport and Medicare numbers were leaked online have registered to join a class action against Optus, as lawyers argue about how the case should proceed.
Insurance giant IAG says it did not mislead customers despite a law firm’s allegations an algorithm was used to increase base premiums on customers least likely to switch insurers.
Two sacked Super Retail executives who made allegations about improper workplace behaviour at the retail giant are in hospital, a court has been told as the case begins.
Former Super Retail chair Sally Pitkin has retained new lawyers as the company returns to court this week to face off against the chief legal officer it sacked.
Former ACT chief prosecutor Anthony Williamson’s comments come amid a growing civil war in Canberra’s tight-knit legal profession over the handling of rape cases.
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