Australian and New Zealand authorities have launched a joint investigation into the personal data handling practices of the Latitude group of companies, in the wake of a cyberattack that resulted in the theft of 14 million customer records.
A judge has questioned whether recent changes to defamation law requiring courts to determine if a publication has caused serious harm ahead of trial are invalid because of possible inconsistency with the Federal Court’s case management rules.
US facial recognition company Clearview breached Australian privacy laws by trawling the web for photos of Australians for use by law enforcement agencies, the Administrative Appeals Tribunal has found.
US singer Katy Perry and an Australian fashion designer are at loggerheads over court orders to be made following a judge’s finding the pop star was liable for trade mark infringement, with concerns raised that Perry’s ‘Teenage Dream’ shorts could “fall between the cracks”.
Commonwealth Bank and other lenders of failed steel giant Arrium have lost a second attempt to put two of the company’s directors on the hook for alleged misleading representations on loan drawdown notices ahead of its $2.8 billion collapse.
If Qantas triumphs in its High Court appeal of a ruling that found it violated the Fair Work Act when it outsourced ground crew at the peak of the COVID-19 pandemic, it would create a “whack-a-mole” legal right to terminate disadvantaged people, the Transport Workers Union has argued.
Telstra and TPG have asked the Competition Tribunal to undo the ACCC’s rejection of their proposed regional network sharing agreement, but fellow telco Optus has warned the deal would kneecap its ability to compete.
A court has appointed a referee to examine whether a law firm’s communications with Golden Financial furthered a plan by the financial advisory firm to divert assets to minimise a penalty sought by the corporate regulator in the first case alleging a breach of the so-called best interest duty.
A lawsuit by the companies of mining executive Nathan Tinkler against MACH Energy alleging misuse of confidential information has been tossed after the deadline for paying security for costs came and went.
Consumer food giant General Mills is suing relish maker Baxters, alleging breach of an agreement to manufacture Old El Paso products for sale in Australia.