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ACCC rejects Telstra, TPG $1.8B mobile network sharing deal
Competition & Consumer Protection 2022-12-21 9:50 am By Christine Caulfield

The ACCC has refused to authorise a regional network arrangement between Telstra and TPG, saying the deal would entrench Telstra’s dominant position in the mobile market.

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Despite pleading guilty, CBA dodges criminal case over consumer credit insurance
ASIC 2022-12-20 9:39 am By Christine Caulfield

A precedential ruling on the statute of limitations in a separate case has forced the dismissal of criminal charges against the Commonwealth Bank — after the bank pleaded guilty.

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Settlement reached in associates’ sexual harassment case against judge
Courts 2022-12-19 11:33 pm By Christine Caulfield

Multi-million dollar claims of sexual harassment by two associates of a former Victoria Supreme Court judge have been settled by the state out of court.

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ING Bank ran afoul of Consumer Data Right rules, ACCC claims
ACCC 2022-12-16 4:00 pm By Christine Caulfield Melbourne

ING Bank has paid penalties of over $50,000 to the ACCC to resolve claims it failed to comply with the Consumer Data Right rules and misled consumers in relation to the security of its CDR service.

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Go-to silk for high stakes commercial cases among three new Federal Court judges
Business of Law 2022-12-15 11:08 pm By Christine Caulfield

A senior barrister at the helm of important insurance test cases has been appointed to the Federal Court bench, along with two state court judges.

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Class action head leaves Shine Lawyers to launch new firm
Business of Law 2022-12-15 4:25 pm By Christine Caulfield

Competition among class action law firms is expected to heat up next year as veteran lawyer Jan Saddler departs Shine Lawyers to start her own firm.

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Medibank notified of law firm complaint to privacy commissioner
Healthcare 2022-12-14 4:44 pm By Christine Caulfield

Medibank was formally notified Tuesday of a class action-style complaint brought on behalf of millions of customers in the wake of last month’s massive data breach.

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Like CFOs of yore, class action beauty parades push down law firms’ GCO profits
Analysis 2022-12-13 2:10 pm By Christine Caulfield

A recent ruling cutting the contingency fee sought by a plaintiff law firm shows competition to run class actions will drive down the percentage payout courts are willing to permit. And as more firms enter the market for a slice of the returns, the downward pressure on profits will only build.

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Star Entertainment directors, execs targeted in new ASIC action
ASIC 2022-12-13 9:24 am By Christine Caulfield

The corporate cop has named eleven current and former Star Entertainment directors and officers in a civil penalty case alleging breaches of duties in relation to the company’s non compliance with anti-money laundering laws.

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Banksia judge rejects recusal push by senior barrister’s wife
Class Actions 2022-12-12 4:00 pm By Christine Caulfield

Companies associated with the wife of disgraced senior barrister Norman O’Bryan can’t get a new judge to hear their battle against a third-party costs summons that would make them jointly liable for a $21.5 million judgment for investors in a class action over Banksia Securities’ collapse.

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