The former dean of a Melbourne art school has resolved her case alleging she was unfairly sacked via Instagram direct message while on annual leave.
Cruise operator Carnival is facing a third class action in Australia, this time on behalf of passengers aboard P&Oās Pacific Aria, which sailed from Brisbane into the path of a Category 5 cyclone six years ago.
Enforcement of Australia’s privacy laws, including funding for the privacy commissioner to litigate companies for major privacy and data breaches, received a $45.2 million investment in Tuesday’s federal budget.
A lawsuit by the companies of mining executive Nathan Tinkler against MACH Energy alleging misuse of confidential information has been tossed after the deadline for paying security for costs came and went.
Holding Redlich has been given a reprieve from putting on a defence in a lawsuit by the NSW Labor Party alleging the law firm was negligent in advice over a $100,000 illegal cash donation delivered in an Aldi shopping bag.
A former Courtenay House contractor and investment promoter is the latest to be sentenced to a term of imprisonment over an alleged $180 million Ponzi scheme, for which he netted $670,000 in commissions.
Private health insurer Medibank has been served with a second class action over a data breach exposing the personal details of 10 million customers.
Corrs Chambers Westgarth has defeated an application by a former client to split a trial in his breach of duty case against the law firm, with a judge saying while an initial hearing could save costs, the line between negligence and the merits of the underlying case were blurred.
One Nation senator Pauline Hanson has been taken to court by Greens deputy leader Dr Mehreen Faruqi over a social media post Faruqi claims was insulting and humiliating.
Wealth management firm Ord Minnett has paid an $888,000 penalty for twice breaching market integrity rules in executing a share buy-back with “pre-arranged” trades.