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MONA’s Ladies Lounge wins court battle to exclude men from art installation
Entertainment 2024-09-30 2:20 pm By Cindy Cameronne

The Museum of Old and New Art has won its bid to exclude men from its ‘Ladies Lounge’ exhibit, which a judge found promoted equal opportunity by providing a “flipped universe”.

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$75M settlement reached in first Tasmanian class action
Class Actions 2024-06-21 11:38 pm By Christine Caulfield

The Tasmanian government has agreed to settle a class action on behalf of former child detainees of the state’s Ashley Youth Detention Centre alleging decades of systemic negligence by management.

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Jan Cameron fined $8,000 for failing to disclose interest in Bellamy’s
White Collar 2024-03-28 10:32 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Former Bellamy’s Australia director Jan Cameron has been fined $8,000 after being found guilty of two counts of breaching the Corporations Act for failing to disclose her stake in the baby formula company. 

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Cult leader loses defamation case over tell-all book by abused member
Defamation 2024-03-06 10:44 pm By Sam Matthews

The leader of an abusive New Age cult operating out of northern NSW has lost her defamation case against a former follower who wrote a tell-all book about her experiences, after a judge found she was a “dishonest and unreliable” witness.

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Jan Cameron found guilty of failing to disclose interest in Bellamy’s
White Collar 2023-12-15 10:43 pm By Sam Matthews

Former Bellamy’s Australia director Jan Cameron has been found guilty of two counts of breaching the Corporations Act, following an investigation by the corporate regulator over her failure to disclose her stake in the baby formula company. 

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Inquiry into judge a ‘flagrant interference’ by executive, group says
Legal Ethics 2023-12-08 10:31 pm By Cindy Cameronne

The peak body for Australian judges has condemned an inquiry into a Supreme Court Justice reportedly charged with assault, saying that it will have sweeping powers that interfere with the judiciary’s independence and violate “basic notions of fairness”.

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Solicitor can’t rep client because of conflict risk as potential witness: court
Legal Ethics 2023-05-29 3:08 pm By Cindy Cameronne

A court has barred a law firm from acting in a partnership dispute because one of its solicitors could be a material witness in the case, finding there was a potential conflict between the duty of loyalty the lawyer owed to his clients and his obligation to be honest with the court.

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Receptionist in Tim Paine sexting saga can’t bring harassment case against Cricket Tasmania
Employment 2022-10-27 10:16 am By Cindy Cameronne

A former receptionist who allegedly suffered sexual harassment by Australian cricket players and managers has lost her bid to bring her case against Cricket Tasmania out of time, despite her claims of suffering ill mental health.

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In first class action in Tasmania, detention centre accused of systemic negligence
Class Actions 2022-08-12 11:36 pm By Christine Caulfield

The first class action brought in Tasmania’s Supreme Court is demanding compensation from the government for over 100 former child detainees of the state’s controversial Ashley Youth Detention Centre.

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‘Diamond Joe’ Gutnick sued for $500,000 over mining tenements
Energy & Natural Resources 2022-05-26 5:25 pm By Sam Matthews

Mining company Moina Gold has sued Joseph ‘Diamond Joe’ Gutnick for $500,000 it says it is owed over an alleged botched contract to explore three mineral tenements in Tasmania.

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