The Federal Court could award $475 million to victims of the Coalition’s controversial robodebt scheme, creating what would be Australia’s largest-ever class action settlement.
Following a tense – and at times useless and confusing – cross-examination of the ABC’s chief people officer, counsel for Antoinette Lattouf argued the national broadcaster should be hit with a severe penalty for its conduct during and after the termination proceedings.
Sydney-based advisory firm Tiger & Bear Partners has acquired Melbourne-headquartered LUNA, which provides legal and accounting support to start-ups and venture capital funds.
BigLaw firm Hamilton Locke has brought former KPMG financial services specialist Samantha Shields (pictured) to its Sydney office to join the funds and financial services team.
Global law firm Clyde & Co has expanded its European footprint with the launch of a new office in Rotterdam, the Netherlands, marking its ninth location across the continent.
In a landmark ruling, the High Court of Australia has unanimously sided with a Queensland man devastated by negligent hospital care, creating far-reaching implications for Australians living with catastrophic injuries.
Optus admitted to a failure to act on unconscionable conduct within licensee stores, including one in Mount Isa, which fraudulently entered almost 50 consumers into contracts without their knowledge.
Leadership, grounded in flexibility and purpose, is disrupting traditional ways of working, one firm’s co-founder and managing director has argued.
Those who embed sustainable leadership capacity in their early-career talent will dominate the next decade, writes Madeline Miller.
A personal injury firm said the decision to run class actions against Coles and Woolworths alongside proceedings brought by the consumer watchdog would “streamline the path to justice”.
