Most Recent
Telstra cops reprimand for publishing 140,000 silent numbers
Telecommunications 2024-07-09 11:51 pm By Christine Caulfield

Telstra has been reprimanded by ACMA after the communications regulator found the silent numbers of more than 140,000 customers — including domestic violence victims — were made public.

Subscribe to Lawyerly to access this article.

Already a subscriber?

Lost your password?

Silk files new suit against Telstra, this one over email bounce-back
Competition & Consumer Protection 2024-07-08 11:42 pm By Sam Matthews

A senior barrister has filed another suit against Telstra alleging it flags his emails to Bigpond addresses as spam and fails to send them, after suing the telco for allegedly falsely promising he could keep his chambers’ phone numbers when switching to the NBN.

Subscribe to Lawyerly to access this article.

Already a subscriber?

Lost your password?

Telstra, Optus won’t renew exclusivity deals with Google amid ACCC investigation
Competition & Consumer Protection 2024-07-02 12:26 pm By Cindy Cameronne

The ACCC has accepted undertakings from Telstra and Optus not to renew agreements requiring them to pre-install Google apps on Android devices as part of its competition probe into Google.

Subscribe to Lawyerly to access this article.

Already a subscriber?

Lost your password?

Judge mulls joint trial of ACMA case, class action against Optus
Privacy & Cybersecurity 2024-06-14 3:35 pm By Sam Matthews

A judge overseeing several cases against Optus over a September 2022 data breach has raised the possibility of hearing a class action against the telco alongside new proceedings brought by the Australian Communications and Media Authority.

Subscribe to Lawyerly to access this article.

Already a subscriber?

Lost your password?

Optus loses second bid to shield Deloitte report from class action
Class Actions 2024-05-27 11:23 am By Sam Matthews

Optus has lost its appeal of a decision that found the telco could not claim legal professional privilege over a Deloitte report into a major data breach, with an appeals court highlighting the lack of evidence from former CEO Kelly Bayer Rosmarin.

Subscribe to Lawyerly to access this article.

Already a subscriber?

Lost your password?

Optus taken to court by ACMA over massive data breach
Privacy & Cybersecurity 2024-05-22 11:35 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

The Australian Communications and Media Authority has brought proceedings against Optus over a September 2022 data breach that comprised the data of up to 10 million customers, the first lawsuit filed by a regulator following a string of major cyberattacks over the past two years.

Subscribe to Lawyerly to access this article.

Already a subscriber?

Lost your password?

K&L Gates’ demand for $745,000 in fees from client defective and misleading, court says
Business of Law 2024-04-05 11:29 pm By Christine Caulfield

A judge has quashed a statutory demand by K&L Gates seeking $745,000 in fees from a former client, saying the law firm’s alleged debt included amounts owing its US counterpart, in currency converted to Australian dollars who knows when.

Subscribe to Lawyerly to access this article.

Already a subscriber?

Lost your password?

Aussie Broadband’s case for injunction against Superloop ‘very weak’: judge
Securities 2024-04-04 10:38 pm By Sam Matthews

A judge has rejected Aussie Broadband’s bid to restrain internet service provider Superloop from acting on a sell order issued last month, calling the argument that Superloop issued the order for an improper purpose “a very weak” one. 

Subscribe to Lawyerly to access this article.

Already a subscriber?

Lost your password?

Aussie Broadband challenges Superloop sell order amid takeover fight
Telecommunications 2024-03-20 4:19 pm By Sam Matthews

Aussie Broadband is seeking to set aside a notice from the board of internet service provider Superloop directing it to sell down its 19.9 shareholding in the company, arguing the sell order was made for an improper purpose amid a “contested takeover battle” between the companies. 

Subscribe to Lawyerly to access this article.

Already a subscriber?

Lost your password?

SingTel loses appeal in ATO case over deductions on $14B Optus acquisition
Tax 2024-03-08 10:18 pm By Sam Matthews

Telecommunications giant SingTel has lost its challenge a ruling in favour of the ATO’s decision to reject over $894,000 in tax deductions related to its $14.2 billion acquisition of Optus.

Subscribe to Lawyerly to access this article.

Already a subscriber?

Lost your password?