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Trend Watch: What’s next? – data breach class actions

Following the Optus and Medibank data breaches in 2021-2022, the increase in litigation has triggered a range of new considerations and developments in the space. In our latest Trend Watch video on data breaches, Cyber, Privacy + Technology partner Nicole Gabryk and Commercial Litigation special counsel Gavin Davies discuss the increasing activity of regulators, litigants […]

By : Joshua Weiler Oct 31, 2024 Comments Off

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Trend Watch: Privilege during investigations – data breach class actions

With litigation escalating across data breaches and privacy class actions, there are new questions around legal privilege when obtaining forensic reports. As part of our Trend Watch video series, Cyber, Privacy + Technology partner Nicole Gabryk and Commercial Litigation special counsel Gavin Davies discuss privilege claims arising from the Optus and Medibank data breaches in 2021-2022, […]

By : Joshua Weiler Oct 29, 2024 Comments Off

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Trend Watch: Employment law class actions – what do employers need to know?

Employment law class actions have been on the rise in the last few years, particularly around underpayment and the failure to provide entitlements. In the fourth instalment of our Trend Watch video series, Head of Class Actions Amanda Beattie and Workplace + Safety partner Laura Gavan discuss growing trends for employers, impacts of new ‘Closing […]

By : Joshua Weiler Oct 24, 2024 Comments Off

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Trend Watch: What’s next for shareholder class actions?

2024 has been an interesting year for the class action space, particularly with fewer cases and a more cautious approach taken by both funders and plaintiffs. In the third instalment of our Trend Watch video series, Head of Class Actions Amanda Beattie and Head of Financial Lines Andrew Moore discuss emerging trends in shareholder class […]

By : Joshua Weiler Oct 21, 2024 Comments Off

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Trend Watch: Current state of play – data breach class actions

The 2021–2022 Optus and Medibank cyber incidents have sparked an uptick of litigation in the data breach and privacy class action space, raising important questions for the trajectory of similar matters going forward. In the second instalment of our Trend Watch video series, Cyber, Privacy + Technology partner Nicole Gabryk and Commercial Litigation special counsel […]

By : Joshua Weiler Oct 14, 2024 Comments Off

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Trend Watch: Reforms to Australia’s AML regime – what you need to know

The Commonwealth Attorney-General has recently introduced the Anti-Money Laundering and Counter-Terrorism Financing Amendment Bill 2024, aimed at amending the Anti-Money Laundering and Counter-Terrorism Financing Act 2006 and repealing the Financial Transaction Reports Act 1998. The proposed changes signal Australia’s strengthened commitment to combatting money laundering and terrorism financing, targeting criminal activity more effectively. For more […]

By : Joshua Weiler Sep 26, 2024 Comments Off

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Cyber, Privacy + Technology Report – Issue 9, September 2024

By: Kieran Doyle, Nicole Gabryk, Stephen Morrissey, Joseph Fitzgerald, Amanda Beattie, Nick Martin, Rakhee Dullabh, Christy Mellifont, Rebecca Wilson, Jonathon Ferraro and Natasha Chand We are delighted to share Issue 9 of our Cyber, Privacy + Technology Report – our quarterly wrap-up of relevant news for insurers, brokers and their customers doing business in Australia […]

By : joanna li Sep 25, 2024 Comments Off

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Cyber, Tech and Data Risk Report – Issue 8, June 2024

By: Kieran Doyle, Nicole Gabryk, Stephen Morrissey, Joseph Fitzgerald, Amanda Beattie, Nick Martin and Gavin Davies We are delighted to share Issue 8 of our Cyber, Tech and Data Risk Report – our wrap-up of relevant news for the last quarter of FY24 for insurers, brokers and their customers doing business in Australia and New […]

By : Anja Vogel Jul 1, 2024 Comments Off

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David Kearney on Wotton Kearney’s growth and the need for a ‘very clear vision’

Our Chief Executive Partner David Kearney recently sat down with Jerome Doraisamy at The Lawyers Weekly Show to discuss W+K’s incredible growth story – from half a dozen staff in one office to over 700 staff in ten offices across three countries – and how a clear vision from the start has helped the firm […]

By : Anja Vogel May 20, 2024 Comments Off

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Environmental Liability in Australia – State Reference Guide 2024

With the widening scope of environmental liability and tightening of environmental legislation across Australia, businesses of almost any size and industry are becoming increasingly susceptible to regulatory action where a pollution incident has occurred. To help navigate the unique characteristics of each jurisdiction, we have launched Environmental Liability in Australia, a practical guide to environmental […]

By : Anja Vogel Apr 16, 2024 Comments Off

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