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ABC to call 15 witnesses to establish substantial truth in Porter defamation case, court hears
Defamation 2021-05-07 11:53 am By Christine Caulfield

Facing a defamation suit by former attorney-general Christian Porter over an article centring on historical rape allegations, the ABC has said it will argue the substantial truth of many of the alleged defamatory imputations and will call at least 15 witnesses to make good on its defence.

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Car repair company AMA drags former CEO to court over $2.4M in expenses
Automotive 2021-05-06 10:56 pm By Christine Caulfield

AMA Group is suing former CEO Andrew Hopkins for $2.4 million he allegedly owes in unauthorised expenses and repayments on an outstanding loan

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Class action settles against NSW public hospital operators
Class Actions 2021-05-06 3:47 pm By Christine Caulfield

A class action against the NSW government and 15 local health districts alleging relatives of overseas patients were forced to serve as guarantors for hospital bills worth tens of thousands of dollars has settled.

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Piper Alderman resolves sex discrimination case by administrative assistant
Employment 2021-05-06 1:43 pm By Christine Caulfield

Piper Alderman has resolved a sex discrimination case brought by a former administrative assistant who claimed she was terminated for taking parental leave and told to “go spend time with your kids”.

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Australia Post says settlement demands by Christine Holgate should be made public
Employment 2021-05-05 10:40 pm By Christine Caulfield

Just hours before her deadline, Australia Post’s board said Wednesday it would enter talks with ex-CEO Christine Holgate, but has asked that her demands be made public.

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Judge Salvatore Vasta accused of abuse of power in second lawsuit by jailed litigant
Courts 2021-05-05 2:56 pm By Christine Caulfield

The owner of a Cairns tour company sentenced to 12 months’ jail for contempt of court by Federal Circuit Court judge Salvatore Vasta is seeking $2 million in damages in a lawsuit against the judge.

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TasPorts agrees it misused market power, but won’t pay penalty in ACCC case
Competition & Consumer Protection 2021-05-05 1:39 pm By Christine Caulfield

The ACCC has secured a misuse of market power declaration against Tasmanian government-owned TasPorts in the regulator’s first action under amended competition laws, but the ports company will not pay a penalty as part of an agreement to resolve the case.

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Monash IVF faces potential class action over ‘ineffective’ genetic tests
Class Actions 2021-05-04 5:34 pm By Christine Caulfield

Costly add-on therapies sold by Monash IVF to thousands of women undergoing IVF — including pre-implantation genetic testing — are the targets of a new class action investigation.

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Ex-Australia Post boss Christine Holgate threatens to sue Morrison government
Employment 2021-05-03 9:26 pm By Christine Caulfield

The former CEO of Australia Post has threatened to bring legal action over her departure if the Morrison government fails to enter mediation in the next two days.

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Legal challenge to India travel ban would face high bar
COVID-19 2021-05-03 3:02 pm By Christine Caulfield

A controversial ban on Australians travelling home from India could face a legal attack for what some say is an unlawful overreaction to the COVID-19 crisis, but the prospects of success for any challenge are not clear, an expert tells Lawyerly.

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