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Optus still free to seek confidentiality over parts of Deloitte report in class action, court says
A judge overseeing a class action against Optus has said there is scope for the teleco to seek redactions of portions of a Deloitte report, which he ruled last Friday failed the test for protection under legal professional privilege.
Discrimination class actions filed over Queensland’s removal of Indigenous children
The state of Queensland is facing two class actions for allegedly failing to place First Nations children who were removed from their families with other community members and to ensure they maintained a connection to their family, community and culture.
$16M settlement reached in Dixon Advisory class action
Wealth manager E&P Financial Group has agreed to a $16 million settlement in a class action by Dixon Advisory clients who allege they suffered financial loss when the firm and its directors encouraged the purchase of high risk securities.
As cybersecurity risks rise, Clayton Utz bolsters data governance team
Warning that board directors need to "up the ante" in their company's cyber preparedness, Clayton Utz has appointed a Big Four partner to lead the firm's strengthened cyber and data governance practice.
Westpac class action settlement gets OK, but funder won’t recoup all ATE insurance
A $29.95 million settlement resolving a superannuation class action against two Westpac units has won court approval. The judge overseeing the case has also indicated he will OK the litigation funder's commission but only some of its after-the-event insurance premium.
Judge doubts power to order irrelevant docs be produced in aged care class actions
A judge has upheld a ruling that rejected a bid by two class actions against Victorian aged care providers for insurance and financial information, finding the court likely does not have the power to order the production of documents that are not relevant to the proceeding.
Combustible cladding class action wins ‘fresh start’ with new mediator
A judge has granted a bid for a new mediator in a class action over allegedly combustible cladding, agreeing with the applicant that a "fresh start" may be beneficial.
Grocon’s system for identifying privileged docs ‘far from reliable’: judge
Grocon has taken another hit in its $270 million lawsuit against Infrastructure NSW over a stalled $2 billion Central Barangaroo development project, with a judge rejecting its claim of privilege over more than 15,000 documents.
Melissa Caddick’s son to keep half of sneaker collection in deal with receivers
The receivers of Sydney fraudster Melissa Caddick's estate have reached an agreement with her husband on a small pool of remaining assets in dispute that will see half of her teenaged son's sneaker collection sold to repay defrauded investors.
Optus’ claim of privilege over Deloitte report ‘not sustainable’, judge says
Optus has lost its fight to keep a class action from accessing an independent report by consulting giant Deloitte into last year's major data breach.