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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 Sydney

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 Sydney

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 Sydney

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 Melbourne

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 Melbourne

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 Sydney

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 Sydney

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 Sydney

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 Sydney

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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