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High Court gives boost to gig economy, clarifies test for independent contractors
Employment 2022-02-09 7:34 pm By Bianca Hrovat

The High Court has bolstered the position of businesses hiring independent contractors with two rulings clarifying the importance of the contract in determing the status of workers.

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Three spots open up on Federal Court as judges retire early
Courts 2022-02-03 11:24 pm By Christine Caulfield

Two Federal Court judges are stepping down before the compulsory retirement age, one of whom was elevated to the bench just two years ago.

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Gilbert + Tobin nabs climate change ace from Baker McKenzie
Climate change 2022-02-03 10:47 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

A leading climate change lawyer at Baker McKenzie has made the jump to Gilbert + Tobin, less than a year after the US firm’s renewable energy practice lost its global co-head and two partners to another Big Six firm.

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Reckitt-Benckiser asks High Court to overturn decision on Maxigesic ads
High Court 2022-02-03 1:27 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Consumer goods giant Reckitt-Benckiser is seeking special leave from the High Court to challenge a Full Court judgment that overturned a finding that AFT Pharmaceuticals ads’ for its painkiller Maxigesic were misleading.

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High Court asked to weigh in on patentability of computer-implemented inventions
High Court 2022-02-02 10:53 pm By Christine Caulfield

Plumbing company Repipe has asked the High Court to take up its case centred on the controversial issue of patent eligibility for computer-implemented inventions, seeking to overturn a judgment it argues sets a new and impermissible test.

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ACCC probes RAT suppliers’ claims of government seizures
COVID-19 2022-02-01 1:18 pm By Sam Matthews

The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission is investigating claims by suppliers that government bodies have diverted supplies of COVID-19 rapid antigen tests, as the regulator continues its crackdown on reported price gouging amid a test shortage.

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Judge forgoes settlement approval hearing in Romeo’s class actions
Class Actions 2022-01-31 1:06 pm By Christine Caulfield

A judge overseeing two class actions against Romeoā€™s has ditched what has become the commonplace hearing in weighing a settlement of the cases, but experts say approval applications in group proceedings should ideally be heard in open court.

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BHP’s vaccination policy at Queensland coal mines found to be lawful
COVID-19 2022-01-31 7:01 pm By Christine Caulfield

BHP’s policy requiring Queensland workers to be vaccinated against COVID-19 and show proof of the jab has withstood a challenge from mining unions that claimed the rule was unreasonable and breached the Privacy Act.

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Judge sours on remote trials, bemoans ‘leisure wear effect’
Courts 2022-01-27 10:29 pm By Christine Caulfield

A judge who has been an enthusiastic lab rat in the virtual hearing experiment forced on the country’s courts by the COVID-19 pandemic has expressed doubts that he is accurately reading witnessses giving remote evidence.

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Unfair dismissal claim by ‘unrepentant’ COVID-19 denier thrown out
Employment 2022-01-27 5:11 pm By Bianca Hrovat

The Fair Work Commission has thrown out an unfair dismissal claim brought by an ā€œutterly unrepentantā€ automotive mechanic, who described the COVID-19 pandemic as a ā€œscamā€ and repeatedly breached NSW public health orders.

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