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Keybridge must contribute to director’s ‘substantial’ legal bill
Corporate 2024-10-02 2:02 pm By Cindy Cameronne

Investment firm Keybridge must contribute to a director’s “substantial” legal bill from a dispute with another director, with a judge finding there was no “lack of clean hands” that would prevent him from being indemnified.

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Medibank admits lack of multi-factor authentication partly to blame for breach
Privacy & Cybersecurity 2024-10-01 11:21 pm By Cindy Cameronne

Medibank has denied breaching privacy rules in response to the regulator’s case over a 2022 cyber attack, but has admitted sensitive data was hacked in part because its network lacked multi-factor authentication. 

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Westpac unit RAMS flags fraud claim in franchisee class action
Class Actions 2024-10-01 2:21 pm By Cindy Cameronne

Westpac’s shuttered home loan unit RAMS may hit back at franchisees’ class action claims by alleging they made misrepresentations and provided fraudulent documents.

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Brookfield sacked manager on maternity leave for seeking flex work, suit says
Employment 2024-10-01 11:16 pm By Cindy Cameronne

A former senior manager at Brookfield Properties has claimed she was sacked for taking parental leave and requesting flexible work, but the firm has said a market downturn made her redundant.

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Law firm wins reversal of $16M judgment in client’s breach of duty case
Appeals 2024-09-30 12:47 pm By Cindy Cameronne

An appeals court has overturned a $16 million judgment against a law firm, finding it did not breach its duties when acting for a lender that provided financing to a client.

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McDonald’s rest breaks class action ‘gone backwards’, court told
Employment 2024-09-30 2:02 pm By Cindy Cameronne

A class action against McDonald’s alleging workers were not given mandatory rest breaks has “gone backwards” after the fast food giant withdrew previously agreed facts, a court has heard. 

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KFC tries to avoid ‘hypothetical’ class action trial over rest breaks
Class Actions 2024-09-30 2:50 pm By Cindy Cameronne

Fast food giant KFC has argued an initial trial in an underpayments class action could result in an “entirely hypothetical” finding unless it also deals with the claims of several sample group members. 

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MONA’s Ladies Lounge wins court battle to exclude men from art installation
Entertainment 2024-09-30 2:20 pm By Cindy Cameronne

The Museum of Old and New Art has won its bid to exclude men from its ‘Ladies Lounge’ exhibit, which a judge found promoted equal opportunity by providing a “flipped universe”.

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Olam Agri offers to divest Queensland Cotton gin to acquire Namoi Cotton
Competition & Consumer Protection 2024-09-30 1:10 pm By Cindy Cameronne

Olam Agri Holdings has offered to divest its Queensland cotton gin and a 20 per cent holding in a leading Australian cotton classing company to win approval for its takeover of Namoi Cotton.

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Merivale reaches new class action settlement after first deal scrapped
Class Actions 2024-09-26 2:24 pm By Cindy Cameronne

Hospitality giant Merivale has reached a revised settlement in an employment class action, five months after the lead applicant’s unusual move to renege on an earlier deal.

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