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Icare hit with class action over data breach affecting 200,000 claimants
NSW workers compensation insurer icare has been hit with a class action on behalf of almost 200,000 claimants whose sensitive data was sent to the wrong insurers and brokers.
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Developer can’t advance negligence claim against Bartier Perry ‘in secret’
A judge has refused a developer's request to keep the details of a negligence suit against its former lawyers Bartier Perry under wraps, noting the potential "serious consequences" for law firms facing such claims.
Investment firms cop $100,000 in fines for dodging AUSTRAC infringement notices
Two investment firms have been hit with combined penalties of nearly $100,000 for failing to pay infringement notices issued by the financial crimes regulator.
Junior doctors lose appeal against NSW Health over temp staff allowance
A union representing medical officers has lost its appeal of a ruling which found that junior doctors at state-run hospitals in NSW are not temporary employees who are entitled to a 10 per cent allowance. 
McDonald’s knew workers weren’t taking 10-minute breaks, trial hears
McDonald’s knew that employees across its stores were not being given continuous 10-minute rest breaks and that its time-keeping systems were deficient, a judge heard on the first day of trial in an underpayments class action that could include 370,000 workers.
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Billionaire ‘Lambo guy’ can’t dodge $3.8M SOPA judgment
Australia's youngest billionaire, known as 'Lambo guy', has lost his appeal of a $3.8 million judgment under the Security of Payment Act over payments owed to the builder on a disability support accommodation in Gosford, NSW.
Shopify sued by designer alleging copyright infringement by ‘ghost stores’
An Australian designer has sued e-commerce giant Shopify, alleging it failed to act when he complained about so-called 'ghost stores' that allegedly copied his designs on almost 4,000 occasions.
CBA tells High Court shareholders didn’t prove ‘any loss at all’
The Commonwealth Bank has urged the High Court to uphold a ruling rejecting shareholders' damages claims in two class actions, saying the decision correctly rejected their "conflation of materiality with loss".
Full Court’s ‘demanding’ new standard for divisional patents
A recent judgment that clarified the date for assessing best method knowledge for divisional patents appears to create new difficulties for patent applicants, lawyers say.
High Court asked to rule if WeChat contacts trade secrets
An employee of e-commerce merchandise importer New Aim wants the High Court to overturn a ruling that found he breached his duty of confidence by providing competitors with contact details of the company's suppliers, stored on WeChat on his personal phone.