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NAB’s cultural review report in ‘boys’ club’ suit protected by legal privilege, says judge
Christopher Parkin 2023-09-11 6:24 pm By Cindy Cameronne

NAB can shield a report commissioned by its lawyers at Herbert Smith Freehills into the bank’s workplace culture from a former head of repo trading who alleges she was bullied and paid less than other workers because of her gender. Federal Court Justice Wendy Abraham ruled on Friday that a report by Wise Workplace Solutions…

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NAB class action seeks to bring ‘very serious’ new fraud allegations
Allens 2023-08-25 2:25 pm By Cindy Cameronne

NAB will fight a bid by a $78 million class action over the collapse of Walton Construction to add serious fraud allegations in the four-year-old case, which a judge said has been “mired in a procedural mess”.

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NAB denies claims in union test case, says any extra work hours not unreasonable
Allen & Overy 2023-07-13 3:05 pm By Gareth Baker

National Australia Bank says employees suing the company for years of alleged unpaid overtime have failed to prove the work asked of them was unreasonable, in response to a test case that could affect up to 10,000 staff. 

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Lawyers for TPG-backed Anew Climate taken to task for writ failure
Energy & Natural Resources 2023-06-29 9:53 pm By Sam Matthews

A judge has rejected TPG-owned Anew Climate’s bid for default judgment against an Australian company that allegedly impersonated a US carbon offset developer in order to unlawfully receive payments under a $1 billion deal, saying “it’s not hard” to make the application under the correct rule.

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Last chance for class action against NAB to ‘get house in order’, judge warns
Allens 2023-06-21 11:17 pm By Christine Caulfield

A judge has admonished a class action applicant over continuing delays in a four-year-old class action against NAB which he said “should not be allowed to languish any longer”.

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NAB among clients affected by HWL Ebsworth cyberattack
Business of Law 2023-06-19 11:08 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

National Australia Bank has been revealed as one of HWL Ebsworth’s clients whose information was compromised when the law firm was hacked by a Russian-linked group.

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TPG-backed company seeks quick win in case over alleged scam tied to $1B climate deal
Energy & Natural Resources 2023-05-31 10:14 pm By Gareth Baker

A company backed by private equity giant TPG which was allegedly fooled into paying part of a $1 billion deal to the wrong company wants default judgment in a case against the accused scammer, but a judge has raised doubts about attempts to serve the lawsuit.

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NAB flags attack on landmark union case alleging ‘systemic, deliberate understaffing’
Employment 2023-05-19 11:49 pm By Gareth Baker

The National Australia Bank has flagged a potential strike-out bid against a landmark case by the Finance Sector Union alleging bank managers were required to work unreasonable unpaid hours for years. 

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TPG-backed company fleeced in major scam tied to $1B climate deal, court told
Energy & Natural Resources 2023-05-18 11:00 pm By Cindy Cameronne

TPG-owned Anew Climate has sued an Australian company that allegedly impersonated a US carbon offset developer by using “bogus” emails to unlawfully receive payments under a $968 million (US$640 million) investment deal, a court has heard.

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Class action argues fraud exception makes Norton Rose, Deloitte emails fair game
Allens 2023-04-26 11:47 pm By Cindy Cameronne

A class action over the collapse of Walton Construction has argued the National Australia Bank cannot shield communications with Norton Rose Fulbright and Deloitte because they were made to further a fraud or otherwise had an illegal or improper purpose.

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