Consumer protections incoming for aviation industry
The federal government will introduce an Aviation Industry Ombudsman Scheme and a Charter of Customer Rights to better enforce consumer protections in the airline sector
BIG LAW • Mon, 26 Aug 2024
Ex-cop with ‘insatiable’ appetite for court on verge of becoming vexatious litigant
A former police officer kicked out after assault convictions may be declared a vexatious litigant after his latest proceedings brought a full court bench together to hear ...
BIG LAW • Mon, 26 Aug 2024
High Court decision a ‘game changer’ for corporate fraudsters
Those behind predatory business models may be held liable after a High Court’s landmark decision on corporate wrongdoing.
BIG LAW • Mon, 26 Aug 2024
Fourtree Lawyers fires pregnant paralegal in ‘inappropriate’ meeting
Facing an “obvious” power imbalance and with very little support, a pregnant paralegal was terminated by Fourtree Lawyers in a method deemed to have been “inappropriate ...
SME LAW • Sun, 25 Aug 2024
Judgment a ‘great win’ for transgender women
In a “great win” for transgender Australian women, the Federal Court found a “women’s only” social media platform discriminated against a user because she did not look ...
BIG LAW • Sun, 25 Aug 2024
Worker’s retainer with law firm hinders Fair Work application
A chicken factory worker fired for allegedly hitting a woman was unable to convince the Fair Work Commission his termination was unfair partly because he had retained a ...
BIG LAW • Sun, 25 Aug 2024
Retailer slammed for bid to hide skirmish with chief legal officer
Amid attempts to suppress the media interest in a highly public dispute with its former chief legal officer, a major retailer tried to have a law firm thrown out of ...
BIG LAW • Thu, 22 Aug 2024
Pesutto’s defamation defence takes hit with remote evidence decision
The Victorian Opposition Leader lost a bid to have the state’s former shadow attorney-general, Matthew Bach, give remote evidence from England in his defamation trial ...
BIG LAW • Thu, 22 Aug 2024
Practitioners’ guide on ‘difficult applicants’ kept secret
The NSW justice department remained mostly tight-lipped on a presentation that taught practitioners how to “deal with difficult applicants”.
POLITICS • Wed, 21 Aug 2024
