A UK Ashurst Perkins Coie banking lawyer has been struck off for trying to claim insurance on a bike stolen hours before he retroactively added it to his policy. He later tried to cancel the claim, blaming a “misunderstanding.” The tribunal wasn’t swayed. He copped a £20,757 costs order and his career: NB

⚖️ M&A/Competition: Coles has launched the first challenge to a decision under the ACCC's new merger regime, applying to the Australian Competition Tribunal to review a ruling that blocked its lease of a Kalgoorlie site for a second store. The ACCC found the new store could force a rival out and remove a "material competitive constraint" in a town already served by six supermarkets. Bird & Bird's Thomas Jones says the case has real stakes for Coles and Woolworths' future site acquisitions, since the regime requires notification even where there's no change of control. Coles' case is being led by HSF Kramer's Liza Carver, a former ACCC enforcement commissioner: Capital Brief

⚖️ Privacy: The OAIC has closed its near year-long preliminary inquiry into Qantas' 2025 data breach without taking any regulatory action. The regulator found no evidence Qantas failed to take reasonable steps to protect customer data, or that it failed to ensure its overseas third-party provider complied with the Australian Privacy Principles. Commissioner Carly Kind pointed to Qantas' swift containment under its incident response framework and solid post-breach remediation, including forensic analysis and staff training, as reasons a full investigation wasn't justified. The breach affected 5.12 million Australians: Lawyerly

⚖️ Employment: Employees aged 55 and over have a statutory right to request flexible working arrangements under the Fair Work Act. But eligibility alone isn't enough. There must be a genuine connection between age and the request. In Paul Murray v Watpac Construction, a 67-year-old construction manager sought a four-day week to plan for retirement and write novels. Watpac argued the request was to pursue a commercial venture, not about age. Commissioner Simpson disagreed, finding Murray's desire to wind down towards retirement and free up time for personal projects was enough. The decision confirms the connection between age and a flexible work request can be broader than a direct reduction in hours or an immediate retirement plan: CG Law

Andrew Forrest is back on top of the AFR’s Rich Bosses list, which ranks ASX 300 execs by their shareholding value. His Fortescue stake jumped 25% to $7.97bn, reclaiming number one after three years away, while Richard White's WiseTech fortune dropped 71%, down $9.4bn, on governance concerns and an ASIC probe. Chris Ellison climbed from 15th to 10th, MinRes shares up 191% despite ongoing ASIC and ATO investigations: AFR

The UK is rolling out a midnight to 6am social media curfew for 16 and 17-year-olds, on top of its under-16 ban landing in 2027. Technology Secretary Liz Kendall says it's about giving kids proper sleep and letting them focus at school. The move follows with the EU drafting a law to ban kids under 13 from social media: TDA, Capital Brief

🍔 Uber is snapping up Delivery Hero for €13bn, creating a combined platform spanning 99 countries. To clear antitrust hurdles, Delivery Hero is carving out its businesses in 14 overlapping markets and selling them to private equity firm SSW Partners for €1.4bn. There’s a whole band of lawyers on this one — Sullivan & Cromwell and Clifford Chance advised Delivery Hero, and Freshfields, Wachtell and Cooley repped Uber: Capital Brief, Delivery Hero, Uber

🙊 EQT's revised $2.55bn bid for Perpetual came with an unusually strict confidentiality clause, warning it'd be "automatically withdrawn if disclosed". Perpetual promptly disclosed it anyway, and the offer's still on the table. Ashurst's Andrew Kim says the rationale is "unclear", leaving Perpetual arguably stuck weighing up a "deemed withdrawn proposal": Capital Brief