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Deeming retreats from evidence about rally organiser’s Proud Boy links
Trials 2024-09-18 11:27 pm By Andy Sidler

Ousted Victorian Liberal Moira Deeming has admitted in her case against party leader John Pesutto that she was aware of a controversial rally organizer’s far right links earlier than claimed.

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MinterEllison snags KPMG’s national real estate head
Business of Law 2024-09-18 4:08 pm By Cindy Cameronne

MinterEllison has lured the head of real estate from KPMG Law to join its firm as special counsel after the consulting giant announced it was shutting down its legal services division. 

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Judge ‘startled’ by Homes Victoria’s claim in public housing class action
Class Actions 2024-09-17 10:20 pm By Cindy Cameronne

Homes Victoria’s claim that there are no documents recording its reasons for deciding to demolish and redevelop two public housing towers that housed 1,200 people left a judge “startled”.

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Prosecutor who complained about two judges elevated to Supreme Court
Courts 2024-09-17 11:16 pm By Cindy Cameronne

The top prosecutor in Victoria who made complaints about two judges, prompting one to resign, has been elevated to the state’s Supreme Court.

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Deeming denies extremist claim, admits calling gender ed program ‘sleazy’
Defamation 2024-09-17 11:50 pm By Andy Sidler

Expelled Liberal politician Moira Deeming has admitted calling a gender education program “sleazy, unnecessary drivel” penned by “paedophilia apologists” but denies her views are controversial.

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Mastercard takes swipe at use of Reserve Bank statistics in ACCC’s case
Competition & Consumer Protection 2024-09-17 11:28 pm By Christine Caulfield

Mastercard is fighting an evidentiary win for the competition watchdog in a case alleging the payments giant misused its market power in deals with major retailers.

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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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Pesutto defamation case kicks off with secret recording of key meeting
Defamation 2024-09-16 11:37 pm By Andy Sidler

Secret audio of a critical meeting in the lead-up to Moira Deeming’s expulsion from the Victorian Liberals kills party leader John Pesutto’s defamation defence, a court has heard.

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Cybersecurity class actions to increase with latest reforms
Analysis 2024-09-13 11:22 pm By Cindy Cameronne

Expect more cybersecurity class actions following the introduction of a new statutory tort for serious invasions of privacy, experts on both sides of the bar table told Lawyerly.

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New judge has a way with words, but does away with Twitter
Courts 2024-09-13 10:32 pm By Cindy Cameronne

Justice Stephen McDonald hung up his pithy Tweets on his appointment to the Federal Court, but the new judge’s talent for wordplay may yet find an outlet on the bench.

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