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Lockdown class action lawyer can’t lift licence cancellation pending appeal
COVID-19 2021-06-09 10:54 pm By Christine Caulfield

A judge has refused an application by banned lawyer Serene Teffaha for a temporary stay of a decision by Victoria’s legal watchdog to strip her of her practising certificate.

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Paralegal who claimed she was forced to take COVID-19 pay cut drops lawsuit
COVID-19 2021-06-07 3:42 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

A paralegal who claimed she was forced to take a 20 per cent pay cut during the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic on the basis of misleading statements by her former law firm’s director has resolved her lawsuit against the firm.

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Insurer may be dragged into COVID-19 class action against security firms
COVID-19 2021-06-04 1:27 pm By Miklos Bolza

The lead plaintiff in a class action against security firms Unified and MSS Security over last year’s second COVID-19 wave in Victoria might drag an insurer into the proceedings after Unified went into liquidation.

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Government defeats challenge to COVID-19 ban on overseas travel
COVID-19 2021-06-01 2:13 pm By Cindy Cameronne

A judge has thrown out a legal challenge to the Morrison government’s ban on Australians travelling overseas during COVID-19, saying that Parliament had intended to permit the government to take such “harsh” measures that may “intrude on individual rights” in an emergency.

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COVID-19 class actions against Victorian government doomed to fail, court told
Class Actions 2021-05-31 10:38 pm By Christine Caulfield

Two class actions over Victoria’s botched handling of the COVID-19 hotel quarantine program alleged to be responsible for the state’s second pandemic wave plead a novel duty of care that doesn’t exist, a court has heard.

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Mosaic Brands hit with $630,000 penalty for misleading claims about hand sanitiser, masks
Competition & Consumer Protection 2021-05-27 12:44 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Mosaic Brands has paid $630,000 in penalties after being hit with infringement notices by the ACCC for misleading claims made about hand sanitiser and masks sold on its websites at the height of COVID-19 pandemic last year.

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Clive Palmer hit with costs for ‘desultory and inefficient’ contempt case against WA Premier
COVID-19 2021-05-24 1:06 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

The High Court has ordered mining magnate Clive Palmer to pay Western Australia Premier Mark McGowan’s costs for contempt proceedings brought against him during the war of words that erupted between the pair over the state’s decision to close its borders at the height of the coronavirus pandemic last year.

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High Court won’t hear case over sick leave for stood-down Qantas workers
Employment 2021-05-21 2:12 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

The High Court has denied special leave to unions representing 20,000 Qantas workers who were stood down during the coronavirus pandemic to challenge a ruling that they were not entitled to paid sick or compassionate leave.

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Judge throws out part of challenge to India travel ban
COVID-19 2021-05-10 9:49 pm By Cindy Cameronne

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.

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‘Severe harm to competition’: ACCC to refuse flight pact between Qantas, Japan Airlines
COVID-19 2021-05-06 1:58 pm By Cindy Cameronne

The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission has proposed to deny authorisation for Qantas to coordinate with Japan Airlines on flights between Australia and Japan despite the regulator’s increased flexibility on the travel sector during COVID-19.

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