Analysis
Bunnings ruling no ‘green light’ to use facial recognition tech, experts say
Bunnings’ recent success in a privacy case concerning its use of facial recognition technology was only a "narrow victory" and should not be taken as a “green light” to businesses to follow suit, experts have told Lawyerly.
Class Actions
High Court asked to weigh in on public housing class action
A class action over the planned demolition of public housing towers in inner-city Melbourne has appealed to the High Court, arguing a failure to give notice of the rebuild affected residents' right to remain in settled social communities.
Defamation
Rebel Wilson gets new lawyers in ‘The Deb’ defamation cases
New lawyers have stepped in to represent Rebel Wilson in defamation proceedings linked to her film 'The Deb', after the actress fired her lawyers ahead of a planned hearing last week.
Crime
Sydney silk found dead after being hit with child abuse material charges
Criminal barrister Mark Dennis SC has been found dead at his inner-west Sydney home just weeks after being charged with possessing, importing and transmitting child abuse material.
Energy & Natural Resources
Privilege over silk’s advice waived in Moolarben Coal, Komatsu row: court
A court has found that Moolarben Coal waived privilege over legal advice given by a Sydney silk in the course of a warranty dispute over a Komatsu haul truck that caught fire.
Retail
Kmart says ‘no reasonable basis’ for Uyghur forced labour claims
Kmart is fighting a discovery bid by a representative body for members of the Uyghur ethnic minority, saying there is “no reasonable basis” for believing it misled the public about alleged modern slavery risks in its supply chain.
Competition & Consumer Protection
City Beach appeals $14M penalty in ACCC’s first button battery case
Fashion retailer City Beach is challenging a $14 million penalty secured by the ACCC in the consumer regulator's first enforcement action for breaches of button battery safety standards.
Financial Services
Judo Bank loses bid for injunction against ‘injurious’ billboards
Judo Bank has failed to secure an injunction against a disgruntled customer who launched a billboard campaign against it amid a dispute about a loan for a $65 million property.
Business of Law
Ashurst snags leading M&A partner from HSF
A leading M&A lawyer from Herbert Smith Freehills has made the jump to Ashurst, bolstering the firm's corporate offering.
Privacy & Cybersecurity
FIIG Securities hit with $2.5M penalty for cybersecurity failures
Fixed income specialist FIIG Securities has been ordered to pay $2.5 million for cybersecurity failures which led to a cyberattack that exposed the data of 18,000 clients, the first penalty of its kind secured by ASIC.
