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Technology, Innovation & Science 27 Sep 2022

Hackers release data in Optus breach

The sensitive details of 10,000 Australian customers have reportedly been released by the hackers behind last week's massive Optus data breach.

Regulation 08 Mar 2022

QUBE to appeal Fair Work decision

QUBE has sought an appeal with the Fair Work Commission after it ordered the logistics company to reinstate and back pay six workers dismissed in mid-2021.

Energy 02 Jul 2021

Western Power negligent in Parkerville fire

State government-owned Western Power was negligent and is partly liable for the January 2014 Perth Hills bushfire, a Court of Appeal decision found today.

Regulation 06 May 2021

Kenner appointed chief of Industrial Relations Commission

After more than two decades with the state's Industrial Relations Commission, lawyer Stephen Kenner has been promoted to the role of chief commissioner.

Financial Services 10 Jun 2020

CBA hit with class action over insurance

Law firm Slater and Gordon is filing a class action against Commonwealth Bank, alleging that Australia's largest bank sold customers credit card and personal loan insurance that was worthless to them.

Special Reports 02 Jun 2020

Litigation funders on the spot

Are litigation funders a danger to the Australian economy or an important pillar that improves access to justice?

News 22 May 2020

Omni Bridgeway on front foot

The biggest player in Australia's litigation funding market has supported new licensing rules proposed by the federal government while also pushing for the new requirements to be extended to law firms.

Financial Services 06 Sep 2019

Westpac to defend class action over super

Westpac says it has been hit by a class action lawsuit over superannuation fees.

Energy 07 Aug 2019

Western Power seeking millions in class action court costs

Western Power is seeking an order in the Supreme Court of Western Australia to recover its costs from a class action following the Parkerville bushfire in 2014.

Financial Services 10 Jul 2019

NAB facing potential super class action

National Australia Bank could face class action proceedings over excess superannuation fees levied by its wealth arm.

Financial Services 10 Oct 2018

CBA hit with super returns class action

Commonwealth Bank and its wealth management arm Colonial First State have been hit by a class action law suit over allegedly uncompetitive superannuation returns.

Financial Services 07 Jun 2018

AMP faces fourth shareholder class action

AMP has been hit with a fourth shareholder class action over the scandals revealed at the Financial Services Royal Commission and the resulting damage to the embattled financial giant's market value.

News 14 Sep 2017

Vocus may face shareholder class action

Shares in Vocus Goup have held steady despite a proposed class action alleging the telecommunications provider engaged in "misleading and deceptive conduct" and breached disclosure obligations.

Professions 29 Jun 2017

Slater boss, board go in debt restructure

The boss of beleaguered law firm Slater & Gordon has quit and the board will be cleaned out under a shake-up that passes almost full ownership of the company to its lenders.

Professions 27 Feb 2017

Slater & Gordon shares hit new low

Slater & Gordon shares have plumbed fresh depths yet again after the law firm reported a first-half loss of $425 million largely due to another $350 million write-down of its troubled UK business.

Professions 12 Oct 2016

Action pending against Slater & Gordon

Thousands of aggrieved Slater & Gordon shareholders will be represented in a $250 million-plus class action against the law firm for wrongdoing including allegedly "blindsiding" them with bad news.

News 30 Aug 2016

Shares close 9pts higher

The Australian share market lost steam throughout the afternoon session to close slightly higher as gains in health care, resource and banking stocks offset losses in Woolworths and Telstra.

Professions 30 Aug 2016

Slater & Gordon shares dive on loss

Slater & Gordon shares dropped nearly 18 per cent after the embattled law firm announced a $1.02 billion full-year loss and the continued underperformance of its troubled UK business.

Professions 02 May 2016

Slater surges on debt restructure

Slater & Gordon shares have doubled in value after the struggling law firm's lenders gave it a two-year respite from its debt repayments.

Appointments 28 Mar 2016

Board Moves – March 21-24 2016

Boyd Timler has been appointed as the chief executive officer of Medusa Mining.

Professions 22 Mar 2016

Firms fund legal action against Slaters

Slater & Gordon is a step closer to being served with shareholder class action papers after JustKapital Litigation Partners and Woodsford Litigation Funding joined forces to fund proceedings against the embattled law firm.

Professions 29 Feb 2016

Slater & Gordon facing up to $1bn loss

Slater & Gordon has two months to convince its lenders that it has come to grips with the problems that led to a first-half loss of almost $1 billion.

Appointments 01 Feb 2016

Board Moves - Jan 26-29 2016

Yan Lui has resigned from his positions of chief executive officer and Trinidad general manager at Range Resources. Mr Liu will remain on the board of director as a non-executive director.

Professions 08 Jan 2016

Bankers seek answers from Slater & Gordon

Embattled law firm Slater & Gordon has confirmed its lenders have appointed investigative accountants to scrutinise its books.

Professions 18 Dec 2015

Slater & Gordon may face class action suit

Law firm Slater & Gordon, which is renowned for backing shareholder class actions, could be on the receiving end after competing firm ACA Lawyers flagged possible action.

Mining 08 Dec 2015

Clough facing $200m claim

The liquidators of failed engineering contractor Forge Group have gained financial backing to pursue a claim worth about $200 million against Forge's former major shareholder.

Education 30 Nov 2015

Buckingham joins Navitas

Former iiNet chief executive David Buckingham has joined the executive team of education provider Navitas as chief financial officer.

Mining 11 Nov 2015

Fifo tensions escalate

Friction between the resources industry and the mining town of Newman has escalated following the state's decision to approve an extension for BHP Billiton's 1,200-bed Kurra camp.

Property 18 Aug 2015

Rio stays at Central Park

Mining giant Rio Tinto appears to have put the kibosh on speculation it will anchor a major new commercial office tower at Elizabeth Quay, extending its lease at Central Park until 2030.

Property 15 Apr 2015

Perth CBD the weakest office market: JLL

Perth now has the highest vacancy rate of any office market across capital cities in Australia, according to fresh research by JLL, with 16.6 per cent of commercial space in the CBD sitting empty.

Mining 29 Aug 2014

Former workers fight BHP for Newman homes

Several former BHP Billiton employees made redundant from their positions at Mount Whaleback mine have engaged law firm Slater & Gordon to fight for their Newman homes amid claims the company altered aspects of its home ownership scheme.

Mining 26 Mar 2014

Forge shareholders to get no return

Investors in collapsed engineering contractor Forge Group have been dealt more bad news, with the company's liquidators declaring shareholders' stock holdings are now worthless.

Mining 20 Feb 2014

Forge faces potential class action

Litigation funder Bentham IMF and law firm Slater & Gordon will pursue a potential class action against failed engineering contractor Forge Group amid allegations of misleading and deceptive conduct by the company.

Deals 01 Aug 2013

Slater & Gordon acquires Gibson & Gibson

Law firm Slater & Gordon has acquired Perth-based law firm Gibson & Gibson, growing the national firm's Western Australian operations by a third.

02 Dec 2010

Bell Potter faces class action

More than 50 former clients of Bell Potter Securities, including some from Perth, have launched a class action against the stockbroking firm alleging it engaged in wrongful conduct by encouraging them to invest in Progen Phamaceuticals.

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