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Australian Clinical Labs flags strike-out bid in OAIC data breach case
Privacy & Cybersecurity 2024-11-08 11:57 pm By Sam Matthews

Australian Clinical Labs may seek to strike out part of the OAIC’s case over a 2022 data breach, arguing it would unfairly allow the watchdog to allege both single and multiple contraventions of privacy law.

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Ex-boss of AI marketing company Metigy charged with misleading investors
White Collar 2024-11-08 11:43 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

The former CEO of failed AI marketing start-up Metigy has been charged with providing false statements to investors and misusing his position as a director following an investigation by the corporate regulator.

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‘Influx’ of consumer class actions likely after High Court’s Toyota decision, lawyer says
Analysis 2024-11-07 11:01 pm By Cindy Cameronne

Landmark High Court decisions in class actions against Toyota and Ford on how damages should be calculated for defective vehicles will spark more consumer class actions, a plaintiff lawyer told Lawyerly.

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ASIC launches formal MinRes probe over Ellison tax dodge claims
Investigation 2024-11-07 11:53 pm By Christine Caulfield

The corporate cop has launched a formal investigation after the airing of tax evasion allegations against Mineral Resources’ billionaire founder, Chris Ellison.

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Judge grounds Moccona’s infringement claims over Vittoria’s coffee jar design
Intellectual Property 2024-11-07 4:27 pm By Cindy Cameronne

Vittoria has defeated claims in an intellectual property battle that it infringed on rival Koninklijke Douwe Egbert’s trade mark for the design of its Moccona instant coffee jar.

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Government to ban social media for kids under 16
Social Media 2024-11-07 11:38 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

The Albanese government has taken aim at social media companies, proposing a world-first ban on access to their platforms for children under 16.

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Partner numbers at consulting firms should be capped in wake of PwC scandal: report
Policy and Regulation 2024-11-07 11:50 pm By Christine Caulfield

Professional services firms should be limited to 400 partners to improve accountability and transparency, a final parliamentary report into the PwC tax scandal has proposed.

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‘Study help’ platform Chegg faces first-ever case over academic cheating
Policy and Regulation 2024-11-07 11:18 pm By Cindy Cameronne

In the first case of its kind, a government agency has filed proceedings against education technology company Chegg, alleging it has breached laws designed to prohibit academic cheating.

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Chemist Warehouse, Sigma win ACCC approval for $8.8B merger
Competition & Consumer Protection 2024-11-07 4:41 pm By Julia Kanapathippillai

The competition regulator has given its blessing to the $8.8 billion merger of Chemist Warehouse and Sigma Healthcare, subject to a promise that franchisees will be free to terminate their contracts.

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Blackstone’s bid to acquire I’rom raises competition concerns over clinical trials
Healthcare 2024-11-07 11:32 pm By Julia Kanapathippillai

The ACCC has red flags about the acquisition of Japanese healthcare business I’rom Group by private equity behemoth Blackstone.

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