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Judge scolds parties in sexual harassment case against barrister
A Federal Circuit Court judge who has been in the spotlight for his decisions has scolded a Perth law firm and barrister facing a sexual harassment case, after they sought to vacate the trial date due to counsel availability.
X Corp can’t dodge QCAT discrimination case by Muslim group
X Corp can't challenge a finding that it must face a complaint of religious vilification in the Queensland Civil and Administrative Tribunal, with an appeal tribunal saying a member was not wrong to draw on defamation and consumer case law.
Victoria can’t dodge full costs in pepper spray class action, flags appeal
Victoria may appeal a decision in a class action that found police unlawfully deployed pepper spray at a 2019 protest, a court has heard, as the state loses a bid to avoid the applicant's full legal costs.
Class action against ADF says sex discrimination law applies overseas
A landmark class action over alleged systematic sexual violence, discrimination and harassment in the Australian Defence Force will argue that the Sex Discrimination Act applies to incidents that occurred overseas.
In landmark ADF class action, government seeks to exclude Army personnel
The federal government will try to exclude women who served in the army from a landmark class action over alleged systemic sexual violence, harassment and discrimination in the Australian Defence Force. 
Group action by Brighton students targets ex-principal, state over antisemitism
A group of former Brighton Secondary College students have launched a representative proceeding against the State of Victoria and the school's former principal for his failure to address a "high level" of antisemitic bullying.
UN expert seeks to intervene in challenge to NSW protest laws
A United Nations special rapporteur is seeking court approval to intervene in a lawsuit by First Nations and pro-Palestine activists challenging laws passed in the wake of the Bondi massacre that bar protests after a terrorist incident.
Key MSO witness can’t give remote testimony in pianist’s trial
A key witness has been barred from giving evidence via video link during an upcoming trial in pianist Jayson Gillham's discrimination case against the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra.
Prison officer gets pro bono silk after ‘very personal’ recusal bid
A litigant bringing a sexual harassment case against the WA Department of Justice is now represented by pro bono counsel after the Federal Court's top judge raised concerns about her “very personal” recusal application.
Police search powers ‘incompatible with human rights’: court
The declaration of Melbourne’s CBD as a location permitting random searches was “incompatible with human rights”, a judge found Friday, although she tossed a related constitutional challenge.