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Whitsundays resort owes $430,000 to worker who was urinated on
Employment 2022-03-21 5:07 pm By Cindy Cameronne

The owner of a Whitsundays resort has been ordered to hand over $430,738 to an employee whose roommate in staff accommodation allegedly urinated on him after a night of drinking.

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‘Wolf trader’ can wait until ASIC shows its cards, judge says
Financial Services 2022-02-25 3:32 pm By Bianca Hrovat

The self-declared “wolf trader” of the Gold Coast, Tyson Scholz, will not have to provide a concise statement in response to the Australian Securities and Investments Commission’s case accusing him of providing unlicensed financial services, a judge has ruled.

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Second woman appointed to chief justice role in Queensland
Courts 2022-02-25 10:46 pm By Bianca Hrovat

Supreme Court of Queensland judge Helen Bowskill has been named the state’s new chief justice, only the second woman to ever hold the position.

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Leading M&A lawyer elected chair of MinterEllison
Business of Law 2022-02-24 9:46 pm By Bianca Hrovat

Australia’s largest law firm MinterEllison has announced the election of leading mergers and acquisitions and government practice lawyer Andrew Rentoul to the position of chairman.

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Senator Matt Canavan’s brother can probe claims against Glencore
Restructuring & Insolvency 2022-02-23 6:16 pm By Miklos Bolza

The brother of Liberal Senator and former resources minister Matt Canavan can investigate potential claims against Glencore in his long running legal spat over the Rolleston coal mine, after a court greenlit his bid for the appointment of special purpose liquidators.

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Wotif founder ordered to pay $15M in aquaculture share dispute
Corporate 2022-02-23 2:28 pm By Miklos Bolza

Philanthropist and Wotif founder Graeme Wood will have to pay more than $15 million after the Victoria Supreme Court found one of his companies had breached an agreement to act as guarantor for the $73 million sale of a Queensland aquaculture business.

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Judge won’t block disciplinary action against unvaccinated Qantas staff
COVID-19 2022-01-24 5:18 pm By Bianca Hrovat

A judge has dismissed an urgent application to block Qantas from taking disciplinary action against unvaccinated employees, but the airline has committed to extending their leave with pay until a challenge to its COVID-19 vaccination policy can be heard.

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Insurers win $3.2M lawsuit over COVID-related cancellation of Big Red Bash festival
COVID-19 2022-01-19 9:29 pm By Bianca Hrovat

Insurers have triumphed in a lawsuit over coverage for the $3.2 million cancellation of the Big Red Bash outback music festival during the first wave of the coronavirus pandemic, with a judge finding a communicable disease exclusion in the organiser’s event cancellation policy was engaged.

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Airbnb host loses bid for Jobkeeper payments
Tax 2022-01-13 1:05 pm By Bianca Hrovat

An Airbnb host’s claim for JobKeeper payments has been shot down, with a tribunal saying the accommodation of paying guests at one’s own home did not constitute a business.

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Funder of Qld energy class action takes on MIS rules in appeal
Class Actions 2021-12-16 7:00 pm By Miklos Bolza

A litigation funder has taken aim at a landmark judgment in an appeal of a ruling that found its funding arrangement with group members in a class action against Queensland energy suppliers was a managed investment scheme.

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