As Australiaās largest cities prepare to emerge from lockdown, law firms are doubling down on their efforts to vaccinate staff, with some going so far as to implement a āno jab, no officeā policy.
A judge has ruled legal challenges to orders requiring COVID-19 vaccines for certain workers in New South Wales are not exceptional enough to warrant the disclosure of cabinet documents, with the judge noting he did not think the state health minister’s orders made vaccines “mandatory”.
Thousands of emails have inundated the inbox of the judge overseeing legal challenges to the NSW health ministerās orders mandating COVID-19 vaccinations for certain workers, prompting a public warning against interfering with the administration of justice.
Oil and gas producer Santos has successfully challenged the summary dismissal of its claim for recovery of more than $470 million paid to contractor Fluor Corporation in overhead costs incurred after the estimated completion date of gas hubs in the Surat Basin.
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission says it should be given more power to regulate the $9.5 billion advertising technology sector, after a report revealed Googleās overwhelming dominance could lead to consumers paying more for advertised goods.
Cases challenging the NSW government’s COVID-19 vaccination mandate for the state’s police officers, teachers and healthcare workers are exceptional enough to warrant production by the government of documents presented to state cabinet before the public health order, a court has heard.
A retired financial planner has filed a lawsuit accusinf AMP of using āunfair tacticsā to avoid coughing up close to a million dollars allegedly owed under a buyout option exercised in November 2019.
A judge has issued a stern warning to litigation funders seeking to take a āgambleā on pending court proceedings, ruling they could be held liable for costs if their intervention proves critical to the advancement of the case.
A judge has set aside a subpoena that allegedly sought to āembarrass the New South Wales governmentā, in lawsuits contesting compulsory COVID-19 vaccination orders made by state health minister Brad Hazzard.
A judge hearing a $2 million dispute between a former tenured professor and the University of New South Wales has lamented the lengthy pleadings filed in Fair Work cases, saying āeverything but the kitchen sink seems to be thrown in, without any discriminationā.