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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.

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Court’s backlog not reason enough to transfer Fair Work case, judge finds

A judge has rejected a Federal Circuit and Family Court judge’s decision to transfer a PhD student’s Fair Work lawsuit against the University of Western Australia to the Federal Court because his court does not have the proper resources to consider it. 

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Network Ten stiffed Brisbane GM out of $330,000 in bonuses, lawsuit claims

Ten’s general manager, Brisbane has filed a lawsuit alleging the media company owes her $330,000 in bonuses.

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CFMMEU hit with maximum penalty after alleged homophobic slurs

The CFMMEU and two of its officials have been hit with the maximum penalty for allegedly breaching right of entry rules and calling a safety advisor “disgusting homophobic slurs” at a worksite on the $5.4 billion Queensland Cross River Rail project.

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BMW’s finance arm secures order against Forum Group for red Ferrari

The finance arm of luxury car maker BMW has been given the greenlight to repossess a red 2019 Ferrari 488 Pista Coupe purchased by alleged fraudster Bill Papas’ defunct Forum Group.

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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.

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Telstra hits back at Queensland silk who lost phone numbers in NBN transfer

Telstra has denied that it is liable to compensate a Queensland barrister who lost his phone numbers in an NBN transfer, arguing that it was the silk’s decision to terminate his contract with the company.

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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”.

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Judge concedes he had no power to jail tour operator for 12 months

A judge has admitted in a $2 million false imprisonment lawsuit against him that he had no power to sentence the owner of a Cairns tour company to 12 months in jail for contempt of court.

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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.

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