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Latitude won’t pay ransom for stolen customer data
Latitude Financial will not pay a ransom demanded by criminals after 14 million customer records were stolen in a "malicious" cyberattack.
Bruce Lehrmann files defamation case against the ABC
Former Liberal staffer Bruce Lehrmann has filed defamation proceedings against the ABC, the third such lawsuit he has brought after suing Ten and a News Corp Unit over publications airing the rape allegations of his former colleague Brittany Higgins.
Court OKs walk-away settlement with former RCR Tomlinson directors
A judge has approved a walk-away settlement with two former directors of RCR Tomlinson in a shareholder class action against the failed engineering company.
Dealers in GM class action accepted support agreements, court told
Car dealers that brought a class action against General Motors over its decision to retire the Holden brand in Australia are refuting the car maker's claims that they did not mitigate their alleged losses, telling the court they signed 1-year support agreements which GM has yet to execute.
Companies’ gender pay gaps to be made public under new reforms
Gender pay gap data for approximately 40 per cent of the Australian workforce will soon be made public under reforms that passed into law on Thursday.
Erin Molan to receive zero damages in defamation settlement
Erin Molan will receive zero damages under a settlement reached with the Daily Mail, after the Full Federal Court set aside a $150,000 defamation judgment for the sports presenter and sent the case back for a new trial.
Leading defamation lawyer Patrick George joins Company (Giles)
Leading defamation lawyer Patrick George has joined Company (Giles), reuniting with former protégé Rebekah Giles after leaving the law firm he founded 17 years ago.
Medibank hit with shareholder class action over cyberattack
Australia's largest private health insurer Medibank has been hit with a shareholder class action in the wake of a massive cyberattack that left the data of 10 million customers exposed.
14 million customer records stolen in Latitude cyberattack
The drivers licence numbers of close to 8 million people and more than 6 million other records were stolen in a cyberattack on Latitude Financial, which the non-bank lender originally estimated had affected around 325,000 customer records.
Western Australia’s class action regime takes effect
Western Australia's class action regime has come into effect, after the state became the fifth in Australia to allow representative proceedings last year.