International airline appeals NSW court’s ruling on injury caused by turbulence

Air Canada has appealed an NSW court’s finding in favour of a woman who suffered injuries from severe turbulence.

BIG LAW • Wed, 05 Jun 2024

Medibank hit with OAIC lawsuit over data breach

Medibank has found itself in the Federal Court after the Office of the Australian Information Commissioner (OAIC) filed a lawsuit against the health insurer relating to ...

BIG LAW • Wed, 05 Jun 2024

Court throws out Latitude Financial hack proceedings

One self-represented man’s case against Latitude Financial over the March 2023 cyber attack has been thrown out.

BIG LAW • Wed, 05 Jun 2024

Perth barristers, principal go up against ‘misconceived’ accusations of deception

Two barristers and a principal have faced “misconceived and unreasonable” allegations they took on a case without any prospects of success and deceived a man to recover ...

BIG LAW • Tue, 04 Jun 2024

Solicitor who slept in law firm unsuccessfully appeals Fair Work decision

A regional lawyer who said she was forced to quit because she was sleeping in her law firm’s office has appealed a Fair Work decision.

BIG LAW • Tue, 04 Jun 2024

Medibank ‘cannot have it both ways’ with cyber hack report, class action lawyer says

In a final argument to get access to the Deloitte report into Medibank’s data hack, lawyers behind the class action have accused the insurance giant of trying to “have it ...

BIG LAW • Mon, 03 Jun 2024

Lawyer at centre of ‘compromised’ robodebt legal team resigns

Services Australia’s chief operating officer has reportedly resigned a year after the robodebt royal commission made damning findings about her role in the “disastrous” ...

CORPORATE COUNSEL • Mon, 03 Jun 2024

Pregnant solicitor’s discrimination fight with Legal Aid fails again

A former NSW Legal Aid solicitor who alleged she was discriminated against because of her pregnancy has lost an appeal.

BIG LAW • Mon, 03 Jun 2024

Aviation authority refuses to discuss compensation with widow of crash victim

The Civil Aviation Safety Authority’s refusal to make offers of monetary compensation to a woman who lost her husband in a helicopter crash has stalled an attempt at ...

BIG LAW • Sun, 02 Jun 2024