Whistleblower statement defamed Super Retail, court told
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.
Legal Affairs
Over 160,000 join Optus data breach class action
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.
IAG to defend its NRMA brand against ‘loyalty tax’ class action
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.
Super Retail whistleblowers hospitalised, court told
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.
Super Retail back in court over sacked legal officer
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.
Rape victims cannot be automatically believed, ex-DPP says
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.
Criminal barristers forced to pick up Legal Aid tab
Canberra barristers are being forced to foot the bill for their client’s cases due to the chronic underfunding of Legal Aid, as the ACT government slashes critical funds to community legal services.
Santos’ ability to hit net zero target not possible, court told
Santos’ road map to net zero emissions was unfeasible because it had set increasingly greater production targets, a group suing the oil and gas giant for alleged ‘greenwashing’ has told a court.
Investors’ loss in IC Markets ‘equal to rich-lister’s $1bn profit’
A class action against rich-lister Andrew Budzinski is focusing on the almost $1bn profit his contract-for-difference brokerage secured off volatile trades.
‘Bewildering’: Public prosecutor lashed over $1 per year pay case
Victoria’s prosecution office has been slammed for using taxpayer funds to defend a ‘minor’ remuneration action, in which a solicitor was seeking a grading review for a $1 per year pay rise.
Questions for regulators from the Keystone financial web
The collapse of a high-profile fund associated with big names in the investment industry requires a major review from regulators over how it could have happened.
‘Lambo guy’ Portelli facing unlawful lottery charges
Ostentatious billionaire Adrian Portelli is facing a challenge to the legality of his business after being charged with conducting an unlawful lottery.
Sale of Vocus shares completely rational, insider trading trial told
Ex-Vocus chairman Vaughan Bowen had already informed his broker he wanted to move on from the telco, so it was not surprising he sold $25m in shares, a court has heard.
We must defend Eureka legacy of a fair go for all
It was exactly 170 years ago this week that brave men died inside the Eureka Stockade after pledging, under the flag of the Southern Cross, to fight for their rights and liberties.
Ex telco chief fights charge of $25m insider trading while at lunch
Former Vocus chair Vaughan Bowen is fighting charges he made millions by trading with inside information received from a lawyer while having lunch at a popular Melbourne CBD restaurant.
Judiciary ‘at risk of political influence’
The judiciary is exposed to an ‘ever-present danger’ of becoming politicised, a report from Australia’s peak judicial body says, while calling for more Indigenous judicial appointments to make the justice system ‘more legitimate’.
Coles, Woolworths deny ‘fake discounts’
The supermarket giants have defended allegations they promoted false discounts, saying they were legitimate and blaming suppliers for asking for price increases.
Legal eagles swoop on `first rate’ cyber law team
Thomson Geer has made its third raid on the Queensland legal fraternity in over a decade, this time they poached a `first rate’ tech and cyber law team from a renowned practice.
Troubled Melbourne fund to be liquidated
Creditors have voted to liquidate a troubled fund linked with Keystone Asset Management, with a number of assets likely to be carved up.
Massive settlement against Uber approved despite objections
More than 8000 taxi and hire car drivers are poised to claim a slice of a $271m, after a court approved a class action settlement.
Labor grants ACCC powers for digital platform crackdown
The federal government will formally back the competition regulator’s request for new powers to regulate digital platforms like Apple, Google and Facebook.
EDO lawfare ‘hurts investment and Indigenous Australians’
Analyst Saul Kavonic says tens of billions of dollars in potential investment in Australia has stalled due to the EDO’s tactics.
Raw pain: parents seek answers
Devastated parents have vented their anger at childcare centres where their little girls were repeatedly raped and assaulted by one of Australia’s worst pedophiles, Ashley Paul Griffith.
Keystone administrator rejects bid for control of troubled fund
Keystone Asset Management’s administrator has rejected a final bid for control of the troubled fund by building contractor Robert Filippini, who’s currently being probed by ASIC.
Tributes for a giant of politics and law
Legendary Sydney barrister, celebrated World War II pilot, former federal attorney-general and avid farmer Tom Hughes AO KC has died just two days after he marked his 101st birthday.
Further doubts on expert’s ‘evidence’ as EDO bid backfires
The Environmental Defenders Office has been ordered to pay more than $9m to Santos over its role in the legal challenge against the company’s Barossa gas project. It only has $8.5m in the bank.
For families, there is just ‘before’ and ‘after’
More than a dozen parents and now-adult victims have told of the moment they discovered childhoods had been shattered by Australia’s worst pedophile, Ashley Paul Griffith.
ICC a political body that exceeds its jurisdiction
Australia is the world’s seventh-largest financial backer of an organisation that has been designed from the start to be biased against Israel.
CBA, Colonial First face $1bn bill over alleged super bungle
Commonwealth Bank and Colonial First State may be on the hook for nearly $1bn as a class action lodged years ago attempts to claw back money for super members.
Twist in DPP saga: Sidelined judge put back on full duty
A judge has been reinstated after being sidelined for accusing the state prosecution office of running baseless rape trials, despite the judicial watchdog saying he shouldn’t hear criminal matters ‘for the foreseeable future’.
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