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Network 10 sues ex-political editor Peter van Onselen
Employment 2023-06-05 4:06 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Network 10 has dragged its former political editor Peter van Onselen to court for allegedly breaching a clause in a settlement agreement.

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Parents of fraudster Melissa Caddick paid $1M to vacate Edgecliff property
Restructuring & Insolvency 2023-06-05 11:14 pm By Sam Matthews

The parents of deceased fraudster Melissa Caddick will take $950,000 to move out of a multi-million dollar property in Sydney’s East, which will now be sold by receivers.

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Are the courts really plagued by duplicative class actions?
Analysis 2023-05-15 12:39 pm By Christine Caulfield

A fed-up judge has vented his frustration with the problem of competing class actions in a move that appears to punish the second filed case against Medibank. But is he right that the courts are increasingly being asked to deal with duplicative proceedings? And was his order really all that drastic?

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‘Plagued with competing class actions’: Judge stays latecomer Medibank case for now
Class Actions 2023-05-12 1:26 pm By Sam Matthews

A judge aggrieved by the “plague” of competing class actions in the courts has temporarily stayed a second data breach class action against Medibank, and directed the health insurer to ask the privacy commissioner to drop the investigation of a third case.

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Lenders of collapsed Arrium lose appeal over directors’ loan drawdowns
Financial Services 2023-05-10 12:23 pm By Sam Matthews

Commonwealth Bank and other lenders of failed steel giant Arrium have lost a second attempt to put two of the company’s directors on the hook for alleged misleading representations on loan drawdown notices ahead of its $2.8 billion collapse.

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Melissa Caddick’s parents, receivers strike deal over Edgecliff property
White Collar 2023-05-05 4:12 pm By Cindy Cameronne

The parents and receivers for accused Sydney fraudster Melissa Caddick have reached a deal over a multi-million dollar property in Sydney’s East, but the compromise remains to be blessed by out-of-pocket investors.

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Medibank defence says data breach class action ‘hopeless’
Class Actions 2023-05-03 3:36 pm By Sam Matthews

Private health insurer Medibank has hit back at a class action over a data breach that affected close to 10 million customers, describing the claims as “hopeless.”

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Inquiry called by Melissa Caddick’s parents ‘hanging over receivers like a threat’, court told
Restructuring & Insolvency 2023-04-28 3:39 pm By Cindy Cameronne

The parents of Sydney fraudster Melissa Caddick will seek an inquiry into whether receivers of her property have acted faithfully in managing the assets.

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Mecca’s distribution agreement with lux cosmetics brand not unlawful, court finds
Contracts 2023-04-11 11:35 pm By Sam Matthews

Beauty giant Mecca has succeeded in fending off a luxury cosmetics brand’s appeal of a decision that found a term of an exclusive distribution agreement between them was not an unlawful restraint of trade.

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Medibank hit with shareholder class action over cyberattack
Class Actions 2023-03-29 11:54 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Australia’s largest private health insurer Medibank has been hit with a shareholder class action in the wake of a massive cyberattack that left the data of 10 million customers exposed.

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