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Qantas engineers lose appeal over COVID-19 stand down orders
Aircraft engineers for Qantas have lost a challenge to a ruling that the airline had no "genuine choice" when it stood them down in March 2020 during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Judge says vaccine lawsuit against Monash Health was not ‘doomed to fail’
A judge has declined to award costs against a group of nurses who recently dropped their Fair Work lawsuit against Monash Health, saying the case was not "doomed to fail" and noting the “extremity” of the Victorian government’s vaccine mandate for workers.
High Court won’t hear ALP members’ challenge to federal takeover of election
The High Court has declined special leave to members of the Victorian Labor party to challenge a judge’s finding that the pre-selection of ALP candidates in Victorian electorates by federal administrators during their takeover of the state party was lawful.
Silk for Deutsche Bank in failed ACCC case elevated to NSW Court of Appeal
The senior counsel for Deutsche Bank in its sucessful defence against the ACCC's landmark cartel case is one of three new judicial appointments in NSW.
High Court judges to undergo yearly training in sexual harassment
The High Court's judges will undergo annual group training in harassment, bullying and discrimination in the workplace following the findings of an investigation of former justice Dyson Heydon, who was found to have sexually harassed six of his associates.
Anti-vax lawyer loses appeal of suspension for encouraging COVID-19 rule flouting
A judge has upheld the Council of the NSW Law Society’s decision to ban a solicitor for making posts from his firm’s social media accounts representing that a judge condoned murder and rape, and encouraging people to flout mask and COVID-19 vaccine mandates.
High Court to weigh in on peak indebtedness rule in win for Gunns liquidators
The High Court will clarify the so-called peak indebtedness rule used by liquidators recouping payments to unsecured creditors, granting a special leave application brought by the liquidators of collapsed forestry giant Gunns Group.
High Court won’t hear Clive Palmer’s appeal over $102M Queensland Nickel loan
The High Court has declined a special leave application by Clive Palmer-owned mining firms challenging a judgment which ordered the billionaire to repay a $102 million loan taken out from Queensland Nickel prior to its collapse in 2016.
High Court to hear Spain’s sovereign immunity claims in $375M arbitration dispute
The High Court has agreed to weigh in on whether an Australian court's recognition of a $375 million international arbitration award against the kingdom of Spain violated the sovereign immunity doctrine.
Independent candidate Zoe Daniel wins fight against council over yard signs
In a victory for Victorian independent candidate Zoe Daniel, the state's Supreme Court has found that promotional signs displayed on lawns did not fall foul of a local council ban on unauthorised displays.