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Medibank foreshadows stay bid as second class action looms
Privacy & Cybersecurity 2023-02-16 1:19 pm By Sam Matthews

Australia’s largest private health insurer Medibank has flagged an application to stay a landmark data breach class action filed in the Federal Court, as another law firm mulls a class action over the massive breach.

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GetSwift hit with $15M penalty in ASIC action over misleading announcements
Securities 2023-02-16 3:39 pm By Sam Matthews

GetSwift has been hit with a $15M penalty and several of its directors have been slapped with substantial penalties after the company was found to have misled shareholders in breach of the Corporations Act.

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Hall & Wilcox poaches finance partner from Baker McKenzie
People In The News 2023-02-16 1:30 pm By Sam Matthews

Hall & Wilcox has lured a Baker & McKenzie veteran and renewables specialist to lead its Sydney finance practice.

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Medibank class action to test whether data breach claims ‘worth the candle’
Analysis 2023-02-10 11:50 pm By Sam Matthews

A landmark Federal Court class action against private health insurer Medibank will be a test case for when privacy claims can sidestep the regulatory path, and whether group members can prove they suffered loss from exposure of their data.

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Medibank hit with Federal Court class action over massive data breach
Class Actions 2023-02-07 2:26 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Australia’s largest private health insurer Medibank is facing a class action over a data breach that affected close to 10 million customers.

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Judge asks GetSwift GC why he didn’t call out directors for being ‘bullies’
Securities 2023-01-31 8:05 pm By Cindy Cameronne

A judge has grilled the former general counsel of defunct logistics company GetSwift about why he did not confront the company’s directors for “bullying” other executives when they raised concerns about alleged continuous disclosure breaches.

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Winners and losers in 2022’s headline-grabbing defamation cases
Defamation 2023-01-27 10:19 pm By Cindy Cameronne

From the ongoing saga of the high-profile Christian Porter action against the ABC to “backyard” litigation testing the serious harm bar, defamation cases made headlines in 2022, with winners and losers alike shelling out millions to lawyers to protect their reputations.

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In-N-Out Burgers wins injunction in IP fight against ‘ghost kitchen’ operator
Intellectual Property 2023-01-11 11:05 am By Sam Matthews

American fast food chain In-N-Out Burgers has won an injunction against a Queensland ‘ghost kitchen’ that operates solely through meal delivery apps, after it failed to comply with court-ordered undertakings.

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Chemist Warehouse to stop selling Victoria’s Secret fragrances while lawsuit underway
Intellectual Property 2022-12-02 1:54 pm By Sam Matthews

US lingerie and beauty giant Victoria’s Secret has won undertakings from Chemist Warehouse to stop selling allegedly fake fragrance products until a trade mark suit against the pharmacy giant is decided.

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Chemist Warehouse accused of selling knockoff Victoria’s Secret perfumes
Intellectual Property 2022-11-28 4:20 pm By Sam Matthews

US lingerie and beauty giant Victoria’s Secret has taken Chemist Warehouse to court for allegedly selling counterfeit perfumes.

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