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Sydney firm dragged into fraud case for ‘failing to supervise’ lawyer – 20 April 2018
Sydney law firm Atanaskovic Hartnell is expected to be sued for damages for allegedly failing to supervise a junior lawyer who stole millions from a client, in the latest twist in an ongoing saga.
‘Economic self harm’: Morrison cautions against bank break-ups – 20 April 2018
The government has proposed increasing the highest-penalty criminal offences under the Corporations Act to 10 years for individuals and the greater of a $945,000 fine or three times the benefits gained. Financial services companies would face maximum fines of $210 million, with their annual turnover stripped by 10 per cent under the proposed penalty laws.
Two executives leave security firm over ‘Toni Two Guns’ bribery scandal – 19 April 2018
Two senior executives have resigned from one of Australia’s largest security companies after an investigation into alleged bribes for contracts going to a rival business owned by underworld associate Santo “Toni Two Guns” Celona.
Commonwealth Games facial recognition software to stay, but when will it be used? The Queensland Government won’t say – 19 April 2018
Civil liberties campaigners say the Government’s refusal to say what the plans are for the software in the future amounts to a disturbing development in mass surveillance.
