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TechnologyOne halts trading after cyberattack
Privacy & Cybersecurity 2023-05-10 4:21 pm By Sam Matthews

One of the country’s largest software companies has entered a trading halt after detecting unauthorised third-party access to its internal IT system.

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State flags High Court appeal in hotel quarantine class action
Appeals 2023-05-09 11:10 pm By Sam Matthews

The state of Victoria has foreshadowed a High Court challenge in its fight to stay a class action over the 2020 hotel quarantine in light of criminal action, an appeal it said raised issues relating to the ā€œincreasing and regular prosecutionsā€ of government and corporate entities over health and safety laws.

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Public housing residents to get $5M in COVID-19 lockdown class action settlement
Class Actions 2023-05-09 11:00 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

The state of Victoria has agreed to pay $5 million to settle a class action over a public housing lockdown during Melbourne’s second COVID-19 wave in July 2020.

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Optus fronts Competition Tribunal to warn about ā€˜troublingā€™ $1.8B Telstra, TPG deal
Competition & Consumer Protection 2023-05-09 11:36 pm By Cindy Cameronne

Telstra and TPG have asked the Competition Tribunal to undo the ACCC’s rejection of their proposed regional network sharing agreement, but fellow telco Optus has warned the deal would kneecap its ability to compete.

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High Court win for Qantas in outsourcing appeal would create ‘whack-a-mole’ legal right, TWU says
Appeals 2023-05-09 11:42 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

If Qantas triumphs in its High Court appeal of a ruling that found it violated the Fair Work Act when it outsourced ground crew at the peak of the COVID-19 pandemic, it would create a “whack-a-mole” legal right to terminate disadvantaged people, the Transport Workers Union has argued.

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Data privacy enforcement gets $45.2M boost in Albanese budget
Policy and Regulation 2023-05-09 11:10 pm By Christine Caulfield

Enforcement of Australia’s privacy laws, including funding for the privacy commissioner to litigate companies for major privacy and data breaches, received a $45.2 million investment in Tuesday’s federal budget.

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Tinkler case against Mach Energy dismissed after security for costs goes unpaid
Employment 2023-05-09 4:09 pm By Christine Caulfield

A lawsuit by the companies of mining executive Nathan Tinkler against MACH Energy alleging misuse of confidential information has been tossed after the deadline for paying security for costs came and went.

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‘Well behind where they ought to be’: Recent data breaches a wake up call for law firms
Analysis 2023-05-08 11:46 pm By Sam Matthews

With legal practices shaping up as a ripe target for cyberattacks, experts say many firms have a long way to go in implementing best practice cybersecurity to avoid potentially ā€œcatastrophicā€ outcomes.

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Noumi class action judge questions ā€˜unusualā€™ privilege bid over docs seen by Ashurst, PwC
Class Actions 2023-05-08 10:20 pm By Cindy Cameronne

A judge has questioned an “unusual” bid by Noumi to shield over 3,000 documents, their titles and the identities of those who sent them to PricewaterhouseCoopers during a 2020 investigation into the food company’s financial position.

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Sally Rugg settles suit against MP Monique Ryan
Employment 2023-05-08 11:06 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Independent Monique Ryan’s ex-chief of staff Sally Rugg has reportedly settled her Fair Work case against her former employer and the Commonwealth for $100,000, in what was billed as a test case for determining reasonable overtime.

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