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High Court says real estate agency not liable for developer’s source code theft
Intellectual Property 2023-12-06 4:10 pm By Cindy Cameronne

The High Court has found Victorian real estate agency Biggin & Scott did not authorise through “indifference” the theft of Campaigntrack’s source code by a software developer it hired to create a cloud-based real estate marketing platform.

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Medibank says allowing OAIC class action-style case could hurt public’s view of court
Privacy & Cybersecurity 2023-12-05 10:56 pm By Sam Matthews

Medibank has asked a judge to put the kibosh on class action-style proceedings filed with the OAIC, arguing findings inconsistent with those in a class action over its October 2022 data breach could do damage to the public’s view of the court.

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Union test cases ‘don’t make much sense in 2023′, says judge in Qantas spat
Employment 2023-12-05 11:54 pm By Cindy Cameronne

A judge has admonished the Transport Workers Union for relying on test cases to decide compensation for 1,700 ground crew who were sacked during the COVID-19 pandemic, saying it should instead bring a class action.

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Brittany Higgins denies trying to ‘blow up’ retrial, reveals $2.3M payout from government
Defamation 2023-12-05 11:50 pm By Cindy Cameronne

Brittany Higgins has denied she tried to derail a criminal retrial of former colleague and alleged rapist Bruce Lehrmann in favour of a civil case with a lower standard of proof, as she revealed in court the federal government paid $2.3 million to settle her claims.

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‘I wasn’t ready to reveal the truth’: Higgins grilled over texts after alleged rape
Trials 2023-12-05 2:14 pm By Cindy Cameronne

Brittany Higgins has been questioned over messages she sent to a friend shortly after she was allegedly raped at Parliament House that are said to contradict her account, with the former Liberal staffer saying she “wasn’t ready” to disclose the truth.

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Full Court finally sets date for 7-Eleven class action funder’s CFO fight
Class Actions 2023-12-05 11:45 pm By Christine Caulfield

The date has been set for a hearing in the second case to test the argument that judges lack power to make a common fund order when a class action settles, and the litigation funder challenging the argument can expect a sympathetic ear.

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Former Liberal MP Moira Deeming sues John Pesutto for defamation
Defamation 2023-12-05 11:38 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Former Victorian Liberal MP Moira Deeming has brought defamation proceedings against the leader of the state’s Liberal party, John Pesutto.

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Squire Patton Boggs recruits former Gilbert + Tobin lawyer for financial services team
Financial Services 2023-12-05 2:49 pm By Christine Caulfield

A former Gilbert + Tobin lawyer with over 20 years’ experience advising clients in finance transactions has joined Squire Patton Boggs’ as a partner in Sydney.

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‘We don’t know’ not a reason to block $4.9B Suncorp merger, ANZ says
Financial Services 2023-12-04 11:17 pm By Cindy Cameronne

ANZ has criticised the ACCC’s objection to its planned $4.9 billion merger with Suncorp, arguing before a tribunal that the alleged “uncertain” effects on competition in banking was not a sufficient reason to block the deal.

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Government urged to shell out $900M to settle live exports class action
Class Actions 2023-12-04 10:43 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

The applicant in a nine-year-old class action over the government’s 2011 live exports ban has urged the Commonwealth to pay up to $900 million to settle the case, after earlier settlement efforts flopped.

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