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CBA class actions win halt to costs battle pending appeal
Appeals 2024-09-23 2:45 pm By Cindy Cameronne

Applicants in two dismissed class actions against the Commonwealth Bank have secured an order staying an assessment of costs in the failed cases until the outcome of an appeal.

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Advanta Seeds can’t force licensee Nuseed to fix seed labels
Intellectual Property 2024-09-23 11:40 pm By Andy Sidler

The developer of a Canola seed hybrid tolerant to herbicide has lost a bid for seed grower Nuseed to relabel its products, which are already stocked in 361 retail locations.

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Failed CBA class actions want to stay fight over costs
Class Actions 2024-09-19 3:26 pm By Cindy Cameronne

Two failed shareholder class actions against the Commonwealth Bank of Australia want to delay paying the bank’s costs until after their 62-ground appeal is heard.

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Cybersecurity ‘fatigue’ sets in despite attack worries: report
Privacy & Cybersecurity 2024-09-17 11:03 pm By Cindy Cameronne

Australian companies may be experiencing cybersecurity fatigue, with in-house counsel reporting they believe it will take a cyberattack to improve their focus on data risk management.

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Herbert Smith Freehills snags Allens tax partner
Business of Law 2024-09-13 10:48 pm By Andy Sidler

A transaction tax specialist from Allens is the latest partner to join Herbert Smith Freehills’ growing national tax practice.

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Threat of class actions keeping in-house counsel up at night: report
Class Actions 2024-09-12 11:52 pm By Cindy Cameronne

Corporate Australia is increasingly concerned about class actions, with privacy and data breach claims topping their worry list, according to a new report.

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Boral class action trial paused as appeal flagged over questioning of ex-CEO
Trials 2024-09-11 3:35 pm By Christine Caulfield

Trial in a shareholder class action against Boral has been halted amid an appeal over a decision to allow questioning of former CEO Michael Kane about an email that mentioned a confidential EY report.

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Class action can grill Boral boss over email reference to EY’s dismal take on US biz
Trials 2024-09-10 3:13 pm By Christine Caulfield

Boral’s former CEO Michael Kane can be questioned at trial over a reference he made in an email to findings by EY about the building material group’s poor performing US windows business, despite claims that the findings were privileged.

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Uber judge grapples with ‘unprecedented’ number of late registrants for $272M settlement
Class Actions 2024-09-09 11:52 pm By Cindy Cameronne

Almost 7,000 taxi drivers who did not sign up to two class actions against Uber by the deadline are asking the court for a cut of a $272 million settlement, with a judge questioning what she ā€œunleashedā€ when sending out the notice of settlement.Ā 

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Westpac risk manager claims bank painted her a ‘troublemaker’
Employment 2024-09-06 3:13 pm By Andy Sidler

Westpac’s head of audit and risk has taken her employer to court, claiming the bank shut down her compliance concerns about its shuttered mortgage broking subsidiary RAMS and stigmatised her as a “troublemaker” after she made repeated inquiries into the matter.

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