By: Laura Gavan, Caitilin Watson and Ashi Muraleetharan Magar v Khan [2025] FCA 874 On 1 August 2025, the Federal Court of Australia (FCA) handed down judgment in Magar v Khan [2025] FCA 874, awarding the claimant $305,000. This amount comprised general, aggravated, and compensatory damages, including compensatory damages for past and future economic loss. […]
By: Richard Leder and Isabelle Ferrali Al Muderis v Nine Network Limited In a landmark decision, the Federal Court of Australia has sent a clear message to plaintiffs: think very carefully before embarking on a defamation suit. Background and details of the Al Muderis v Nine Network Limited case Last Friday afternoon, 8 August 2025, […]
By: Amanda Beattie and Gavin Davies In a decision that is bound to disappoint plaintiff law firms but delight litigation funders, the High Court has quashed the Full Federal Court’s decision to allow solicitor’s CFOs in the Federal Court in the Blue Sky Class Action (see Kain v R&B Investments Pty Ltd Ernst & Young […]
By: Greg Carruthers-Smith, Meisha Tjiong and Chad Farah State of New South Wales v T2 (by his tutor T1) [2025] NSWCA 165 At a glance In October 2017, a Year 9 student was violently assaulted by his peers shortly after the school bell, and outside school boundaries, sustaining significant injuries. The New South Wales Court of […]
By: Amanda Beattie, James Clohesy and Clare McNamara Justice Wigney delivered his judgment in Pabai Pabai v Commonwealth of Australia (Pabai) yesterday, an important decision in the context of climate change litigation in Australia and for government agencies across the country. Pabai was brought as a class action on behalf of all Torres Strait Islanders alleging […]
Thank you to PFS Consulting for the opportunity to share findings from their CPS 230 Operational Risk Management Industry Survey for 2025. From 1 July 2025, Australia’s financial services sector enters a new era with the commencement of APRA’s CPS 230 – Operational Risk Management. This marks a significant shift in how operational risk, business […]
By: Clare McNamara and John McPherson From 10 June 2025, serious invasions of privacy are actionable as a new statutory tort in Australia. The new tort was introduced by addition of a new Schedule 2 to the Privacy Act 1988 (Cth). Note that Schedule 2 was inserted into the Privacy Act 1988 by the Privacy and Other […]
By: Kieran Doyle, Nicole Gabryk and Jordan Chen This Privacy Awareness Week, we’re taking a closer look at the privacy and regulatory reporting obligations businesses must navigate following a data breach or cyber incident. Recent reforms to the Privacy Act 1988 (Cth), new cyber security legislation, and other regulatory developments have introduced a range of […]
By: Ian Johnston, Sorawat Wongkaweepairot and Nuttida Doungwirote At a glance Expanded reporting requirements now apply to digital asset businesses, aligning them with traditional financial institutions. Banks and service providers must proactively block or close accounts linked to blacklisted individuals. A new central cybercrime authority has broad powers to investigate, suspend transactions, and publish offender […]
By: Richard Leder, Georgie Austin, Nicole Gabryk, Zoë Burchill and Isabelle Ferrali At a glance From 10 June 2025, serious invasions of privacy will become legally actionable in Australia. This marks a major reform, introducing a new privacy tort that allows individuals to bring claims for either intrusions upon seclusion (such as unauthorised surveillance) or […]
