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Judicial misconduct reforms win government support as court again overturns Judge Street
Courts 2022-09-29 3:09 pm By Christine Caulfield

The Albanese government has thrown its support behind a proposal to establish a federal judicial commission that would address questionable conduct by judges.

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Criminal case should run before COVID-19 hotel quarantine class action, court told
COVID-19 2022-09-27 2:05 pm By Sam Matthews

The state of Victoria has brought criminal action against the DHHS over its handling of the hotel quarantine debacle in 2020 and wants to push off separate class action proceedings until the charges are heard.

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Peter Dutton drops High Court appeal over ‘rape apologist’ tweet
Defamation 2022-09-27 1:00 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Opposition leader Peter Dutton has dropped a High Court appeal seeking to overturn a Full Court judgment that found a tweet by refugee activist Shane Bazzi labeling him a “rape apologist” was not defamatory.

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Ex-Blue Star Helium CEO appeals banning order to High Court
Energy & Natural Resources 2022-09-26 3:03 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

The former CEO of Blue Star Helium has asked the High Court to throw out a $40,000 penalty and four-year ban imposed on him after the company failed to disclose to shareholders the identity of the buyer behind a botched sale of Texas oil assets.

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Tennis club denied $500,000 grant drops ‘sports rorts’ case
Sports 2022-09-19 1:03 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

A test case stemming from the 2019 ‘sports rorts’ scandal will not make it to trial, after a club denied funding from a $100 million grants program discontinued its lawsuit against the Australian government agency responsible for community sports.

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High Court to hear Meta’s challenge to Cambridge Analytica case
Privacy & Cybersecurity 2022-09-16 2:08 pm By Christine Caulfield

The High Court will take up Meta’s challenge to the privacy commissioner’s case over the Cambridge Analytica data breach, giving the court the chance to rule on the jurisdictional reach of Australian regulators in their pursuit of US tech giants.

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High Court to hear Whitsundays resort’s appeal of $430,000 damages to worker urinated on
High Court 2022-09-16 10:49 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

The High Court has taken up the appeal of a Whitsundays resort that was ordered to pay $430,738 to an employee whose roommate in staff accommodation urinated on him after a night of drinking.

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Inquiry into Scott Morrison’s multiple ministries calls for public input
Policy and Regulation 2022-09-13 11:39 pm By Christine Caulfield

The inquiry into former prime minister Scott Morrison’s appointment as shadow minister of five government portfolios is now seeking public submissions.

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Class action asks High Court to hear appeal over Ruby Princess’s foreign passengers
COVID-19 2022-09-12 11:17 am By Cindy Cameronne

A class action against cruise operator Carnival PLC over the 2020 COVID-19 outbreak aboard the Ruby Princess will ask the High Court to hear a challenge to a decision that found a class action waiver for foreign passengers was not unfair.

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‘A true colleague’: High Court farewells Justice Keane on last full bench sitting
High Court 2022-09-09 3:52 pm By Cindy Cameronne

As he approaches his retirement, High Court Justice Patrick Keane was farewelled by the court’s Chief Justice this week, honoured for his “powerful intellect and industry”.

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