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Corporate insolvency partner scores partial win on appeal in breakup spat
Appeals 2020-06-25 5:29 pm By Miklos Bolza Sydney

A challenge to a judgment which found that one partner of a corporate insolvency firm “ambushed” the other to leave the business has been partially overturned by an appeals court.

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University sued for firing cancer researcher with chronic back pain
Education 2020-06-17 4:27 pm By Miklos Bolza Sydney

A prominent Australian cancer researcher is suing the University of Technology Sydney for $744,000, alleging she was unfairly sacked after taking multiple periods of leave due to a physical disability.

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Top NSW judge backs flexible approach to virtual hearings
Chief Justice Tom Bathurst 2020-06-17 2:59 pm By Miklos Bolza Sydney

The Chief Justice of the NSW Supreme Court told Lawyerly the court will adopt a flexible mixture of virtual and in-person hearings in the long term, as courts and the country slowly awaken from COVID-19 lockdown.

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Judge appoints receiver, not liquidator to hotel to avoid COVID-19 misunderstanding
Coronavirus 2020-06-12 12:32 pm By Christine Caulfield Sydney

To avoid a creditor panic in the midst of the COVID-19 health crisis, the NSW Supreme Court has appointed a receiver instead of a liquidator to a rural hotel that is the centre of a deadlocked shareholder dispute over more than $2.7 million.

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Appeals court overturns ban on Black Lives Matter protest
Coronavirus 2020-06-05 9:10 pm By Miklos Bolza Sydney

The Court of Appeal for the NSW Supreme Court on Saturday overturned a ruling that banned this weekend’s Black Lives Matter protest, saying the rally was an authorised public assembly.

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Concrete company files cross claims against structural engineer in Opal Tower melee
Class Actions 2020-05-29 4:31 pm By Miklos Bolza Sydney

The prefab concrete company dragged into a class action over the ill-fated Opal Tower has launched its own legal volley against the engineering consultant behind the building design.

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Court urges investigation into SMSF advisor’s ‘calculated deception’
Edward Anderson 2020-05-12 2:59 pm By Miklos Bolza Sydney

A judge will ask the NSW Attorney General to launch a criminal or regulatory investigation into a Hunter Valley-based financial advisor whose alleged fraudulent conduct led to investor losses of over $4.6 million.

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Clubbers denied entry to venue on ‘Asian night’ win race discrimination lawsuit
Article 2020-05-11 10:41 pm By Christine Caulfield Melbourne

Two men who claimed they were denied entry to a Sydney nightclub because it was “Asian night” will walk away with $15,000 after winning a racial discrimination case against the venue.

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Top silk to lead NSW government inquiry into Ruby Princess cruise ship
Bret Walker 2020-04-15 1:33 pm By Christine Caulfield Melbourne

A leading barrister has been appointed by the NSW premier to head an inquiry to investigate the docking and disembarking of the Ruby Princess cruise ship, now linked to 18 COVID-19 related deaths.

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Criminal investigation launched over COVID-19 cases linked to Ruby Princess
Class Actions 2020-04-03 9:24 pm By Christine Caulfield Melbourne

Police have launched a criminal investigation of the circumstances surrounding last month’s docking in Sydney of the Ruby Princess cruise ship, which is now linked to 11 deaths from COVID-19.

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