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Former HR head sues Slater & Gordon over email with salary data
Employment 2025-05-15 11:44 pm By Cindy Cameronne

A former Slater & Gordon executive who says she was wrongfully accused of sending a firm-wide email with sensitive salary data has sued the law firm for negligence, saying it should have done more to exonerate her. 

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Apple defeats patent infringement suit over Touch ID technology
Intellectual Property 2025-05-15 3:32 pm By Cindy Cameronne

Apple has defeated a claim by an Australian non-practicing entity that its patents for a remote entry system were infringed by the tech company’s Touch ID and Face ID technology. 

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West Gate Tunnel builders claim $359M from Aurecon for alleged design errors
Construction 2025-05-16 1:21 pm By Cindy Cameronne

West Gate Tunnel builders CPB Contractors and John Holland say engineer Aurecon Australasia should be on the hook for $359 million in damages for alleged design errors in Victoria’s West Tunnel project, a court has heard. 

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Roberts Co Vic administrators can hold funds for Probuild subcontractors on trust: court
Construction 2025-05-16 11:49 pm By Cindy Cameronne

Administrators of construction company Roberts Co Victoria, which owes $272 million to 470 creditors, are justified in treating funds as if held on trust for subcontractors on six projects in Melbourne, a judge has found.

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Holding Redlich sues ex-Keystone director Paul Chiodo over $327K in legal fees
Business of Law 2025-05-14 11:30 pm By Cindy Cameronne

Law firm Holding Redlich has brought proceedings against former Keystone director Paul Chiodo over $327,000 in legal fees, after acting in ASIC proceedings that raised “grave concerns” that he improperly spent investor funds.  

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Roberts Co building group enters voluntary administration
Construction 2025-05-15 3:41 pm By Cindy Cameronne

The head company in the Roberts Co construction group has gone into administration after its NSW arm was sold off to UAE-based developer Arada earlier this month. 

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High Court finds Air Canada did not waive defence in passenger suit over turbulence
High Court 2025-05-14 11:46 pm By Cindy Cameronne

Air Canada did not waive a defence allowing it to cap damages at $240,000 in a claim by several passengers over alleged spinal and psychological injuries caused by turbulence on a 2019 flight, the High Court has ruled. 

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Star’s former CEO not responsible for ‘every aspect’ of business, court told
Trials 2025-05-13 11:45 pm By Cindy Cameronne

The former CEO of the Star was not responsible for every aspect of the business and instead played a “supervisory role”, a court has heard in ASIC’s case over the casino’s money laundering failures. 

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Dyldam hits back at claims it misused $74M from sale of Parramatta property
Construction 2025-05-14 11:37 pm By Cindy Cameronne

Collapsed Sydney developer Dyldam has denied wrongdoing in a lawsuit alleging members of the Fayad family used $74 million in sale proceeds for personal benefit and sought to conceal that fact from business partners.

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Data breaches hit record high in 2024, OAIC says
Privacy & Cybersecurity 2025-05-13 11:23 pm By Cindy Cameronne

Businesses and government agencies notified the privacy regulator of over 1,100 data breaches last year, the highest annual total since mandatory reporting started in 2018.  The Office of the Australian Information Commissioner revealed on Tuesday that it was notified of 1,113 notifications last year, marking a 25 per cent increase from 893 notifications in 2023. …

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