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Court awards $300,000 for wrongful imprisonment by family law judge
A Queensland man has prevailed in his case alleging Federal Circuit and Family Court Judge Salvatore Vasta unlawfully imprisoned him for contempt after he failed to comply with an order for particulars, winning over $300,000 in damages.
Man suing judge for unlawful imprisonment blasts ‘hopeless’ defence
The state of Queensland has brought a "hopeless" defence in a $2.5 million suit alleging a Federal Circuit judge unlawfully imprisoned a Queensland man for contempt after he failed to comply with an order for particulars, a court has heard.
‘Capricious’ conduct by Morrison government dooms Beetaloo gas contract
A judge has voided contracts between the Morrison government and a subsidiary of Empire Energy for gas exploration in the Beetaloo Basin after finding the decision to enter the agreement in the midst of litigation was "legally unreasonable or capricious".
On trial for ‘parody of court hearing’, judge says he made a mistake
A Federal Circuit Court judge has hit back at accusations he conducted “the grossest parody of a court hearing” when he unlawfully imprisoned a Queensland man for contempt of court, telling a trial “he is a human being [who] made a mistake”.
Beetaloo gas exploration was approved to ‘stymie’ climate change case, judge told
The Morrison government decision's to enter into a contract with a subsidiary of Empire Energy for gas exploration in the Beetaloo Basin was an effort to "stymie" climate change litigation brought against the federal resources minister, a court has heard.
AGs should get chance to intervene in Judge Vasta lawsuit ASAP, judge says
A Federal Court judge has said he will be "quite unimpressed" with 11th hour bids to notify state Attorneys-General of constitutional disputes in a wrongful imprisonment lawsuit against Federal Circuit Court Judge Salvatore Vasta, ordering the parties to act swiftly to let the states intervene in the case.
Adverse finding against Judge Vasta would face ‘inevitable’ challenge, court hears
A judge hearing a lawsuit against Federal Circuit Court Judge Salvatore Vasta over alleged wrongful imprisonment has heard that a finding putting the Commonwealth on the hook for future jurisdictional errors by judges would meet an "inevitable" appeal.
‘Confusing and confused’: Judge throws out Nauru detention class action
A judge has dismissed a class action accusing Government ministers of misfeasance in public office over the practice of securing Nauruan visas for those detained on the island.
In victory for Mondelez, High Court reverses landmark personal leave ruling
Mondelez has won its High Court challenge to a ruling on the method to be used for calculating workers' personal days.
High Court asked to take up personal leave case after shift workers’ victory
The Federal Government wants the High Court to weigh in on a landmark ruling last month that found food manufacturing giant Mondelez was short-changing its Tasmanian shift workers on their personal leave entitlements under the Fair Work Act.