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HWL Ebsworth gets court ban against hackers, as firm reveals cost of breach
Privacy & Cybersecurity 2023-06-14 3:53 pm By Christine Caulfield

A court has issued an injunction against the Russian-linked hacking group that accessed troves of data from HWL Ebsworth, including client information, as the law firm details the cost and time spent responding to the breach.

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Declassing orders must be ‘all or nothing’, court told in breast implants class action
Class Actions 2023-06-08 11:25 pm By Cindy Cameronne

A declassing bid by nine doctors in a class action on behalf of women allegedly injured by a one-size-fits-all approach to breast implant surgeries must apply to the entire proceeding, not just the claims against them, a court has heard.

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‘Why do they have to be so precise’: Judge quizzes crypto issuer over class action pleadings
Cryptocurrency 2023-05-30 3:53 pm By Sam Matthews

The judge overseeing a class action against Qoin cryptocurrency issuer BPS Financial and several related companies has questioned the level of precision required of the pleadings, as the company fights the  applicant’s bid to amend its case for the fourth time.

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HWL Ebsworth partner excluded from IPO wants firm head’s emails in $4.4M suit
Business of Law 2023-05-25 11:10 pm By Cindy Cameronne

A former capital partner has called on HWL Ebsworth to produce communications between managing partner Juan Martinez and other members of the management team that allegedly preceded a decision to shut him out of the law firm’s plans to float on the ASX. 

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DRA Global can’t suppress ‘scandalous’ details from ex-CEO’s $9M lawsuit
Employment 2023-05-22 5:53 pm By Cindy Cameronne

DRA Global has failed to keep under wraps passages from its former CEO’s lawsuit which the engineering firm argued would cause “serious reputational and commercial harm” if published.

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UFG to pay $5M for misleading gym franchisees about ‘near valueless’ businesses
Franchises 2023-05-16 4:24 pm By Cindy Cameronne

The company behind the Ultimate Fighting Championship gym franchise has been ordered to pay $5 million to three franchisees after a judge found it misled them about businesses which were “near valueless” and unlikely to make profit. 

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HWL Ebsworth may have fallen victim to cyberattack
Privacy & Cybersecurity 2023-05-01 2:53 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Hacking group ALPHV claims it has stolen a large amount of data from law firm HWL Ebsworth, including employee and client information.

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Judge throws cold water on Fairy’s ’30 Minute Miracle’ launch
Competition & Consumer Protection 2023-05-01 9:09 pm By Sam Matthews

A judge has hit the maker of Fairy dishwashing products with an interim injunction that will disrupt the launch of its 30 Minute Miracle detergent, after finding consumer claims by the maker of Finish dishwashing products had a strong prospect of success.

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Allianz to appeal ruling over indemnity for historic sex abuse claims
Insurance 2023-04-27 10:06 pm By Cindy Cameronne

Allianz has flagged it will appeal a ruling that found it must indemnify the Uniting Church for historic claims of sexual abuse that allegedly occurred up to four decades ago at the exclusive Sydney boys’ private school Knox Grammar.

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Crypto class action against Qoin issuer trying to bring ‘entirely new’ case, court told
Cryptocurrency 2023-04-20 4:10 pm By Cindy Cameronne

Qoin cryptocurrency issuer BPS Financial is fighting a class action applicant’s bid to amend its case for the fourth time, saying it is trying to bring an “entirely new claim”.

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