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Employers can be on hook for psychiatric injury damages: High Court
Employment 2024-12-11 11:35 pm By Andy Sidler

In a landmark ruling, the High Court has recognised the availability of damages for psychiatric injury caused by an employer’s negligent dismissal process, restoring a $1.4 million award to a former non-profit employee. 

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Homes Victoria says recording reasons for tower demolition plan ‘superfluous’
Human Rights 2024-10-28 11:26 pm By Andy Sidler

Homes Victoria says the decision to demolish public housing towers in Melbourne — now the subject of a class action — took residents’ human rights into account, but has no documents to show it.

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Judge ‘startled’ by Homes Victoria’s claim in public housing class action
Class Actions 2024-09-17 10:20 pm By Cindy Cameronne

Homes Victoria’s claim that there are no documents recording its reasons for deciding to demolish and redevelop two public housing towers that housed 1,200 people left a judge “startled”.

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Housing class action to drop claims against Victoria, as judge slams ‘hasty’ new pleading
Class Actions 2024-05-31 3:10 pm By Cindy Cameronne

A class action over the Victorian government’s decision to retire Melbourne’s high rise public housing towers has agreed to drop claims against the state of Victoria and the minister for housing after a judge threw out the claims but allowed the class action to replead.

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Public housing class action tossed, but judge gives applicant another shot
Class Actions 2024-05-03 4:18 pm By Sam Matthews

A judge has granted the Victorian government’s bid to dismiss a class action over its decision to retire Melbourne’s high-rise public housing towers, but allowed the applicant to recast his claim, despite protests from the state. 

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In discontinuing COVID-19 class action, judge weighs in on when a case is over
Class Actions 2024-04-29 2:24 pm By Sam Matthews

Proceedings are capable of being determined by the act of filing a discontinuance, a judge has said in approving an application for the discontinuance of a class action over Fire Rescue Victoria’s COVID-19 risk management practices. 

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‘It does seem very odd’: Judge questions Victoria’s bid to strike out housing class action
Class Actions 2024-04-23 11:25 pm By Sam Matthews

A judge hearing the Victorian government’s bid to knock out a class action over its decision to retire Melbourne’s high-rise public housing towers has questioned the state’s submission that the decision had “no effect” on the rights of tenants.

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Public housing class action loses bid for injunction blocking Melbourne tower demolition
Class Actions 2024-04-09 1:05 pm By Christine Caulfield

A court has dismissed a bid to temporarily halt the demolition of three public housing towers in inner city Melbourne as a class action pursues the Victorian government over its decision to redevelop the sites.

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Class action asks court to stop demolition of Melbourne public housing towers
Class Actions 2024-03-12 11:18 pm By Sam Matthews

A class action over the Victorian government’s decision to redevelop the state’s public housing towers has asked the court for an injunction blocking demolition of three towers in inner city Melbourne, as the state foreshadows a bid to summarily dismiss the case.

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AMP hit with $24M penalty for ‘unconscionable’ practice of charging dead customers
Financial Services 2023-05-19 12:16 pm By Christine Caulfield

A judge has ordered two AMP units to pay a total of $24 million after finding the wealth manager acted unconscionably in charging insurance premiums and advice fees to deceased customers.

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