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Lawyer must pay costs for appeal that should never have been filed, Full Court says
An employment solicitor representing a sacked Jetstar pilot must pay the airline's legal costs in defending an appeal application "that ought never to have been made", an appeals court has found.
Appeals court clarifies peak indebtedness rule in partial win for Gunns creditor
An unsecured creditor of collapsed forestry giant Gunns Group has partially succeeded on appeal of a judgment that ordered repayment of $2 million that Gunns had transferred in 2021 despite trading while insolvent.
Vic Solar hit with $3M penalty for consumer law violations
A judge has hit solar panel supplier Vic Solar with a $3 million penalty for breaching the consumer law by making misleading representations in thousands of door-to-door sales of solar panels.
Judge throws out part of challenge to India travel ban
A judge has dismissed part of a legal challenge to the Morrison government's ban on Australians travelling home from India during a devastating surge in coronavirus cases in the country, finding the health minister did exceed his powers in instituting the ban.
Quintis class action settlement to drag on with insurers’ appeal
Two insurers have appealed a ruling that could provide a further $11.25 million to group members in a class action against sandalwood producer Quintis, further delaying finalisation of a settlement reached in the group proceeding over a year ago.
HWL Ebsworth forced to hand over client file notes to ANZ whistleblower
HWL Ebsworth has been ordered to hand over file notes to a former client and whistleblower suing ANZ for unfair dismissal, with a judge rejecting the law firm's argument that the notes were created solely for the benefit of the junior solicitor taking them.
Judge slams Monsanto’s ‘highly unsatisfactory’ behaviour in Roundup class action
A judge has criticised agricultural giant Monsanto for its "highly unsatisfactory" conduct in ignoring court orders in a class action over its allegedly cancer-causing Roundup pesticides.
$112M Robodebt class action settlement has ‘bigger set of losers’ than normal, court hears
A court-appointed contradictor has asked for changes to a $112 million settlement in the Robodebt class action against the federal government, saying it is unfair that some group members won't receive financial compensation from the settlement, which had a "bigger set of losers" than normal.
Rape allegations ‘could not be dismissed as trivial’, ABC says in defence to Porter suit
The ABC has come out swinging in its defence to former attorney-general Christian Porter's lawsuit over an allegedly defamatory article concerning historical rape allegations, saying there were reasonable grounds for suspecting Porter brutally raped a girl when they were teenagers and that it had a duty to publish the article.
$1.3M awarded to Queensland floods class action sample group members
A judge has awarded four sample group members in the Queensland floods class action $1.28 million in compensation, finding that charitable payments did not affect the amount of interest payable on the damages they are owed.