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Judge hearing COVID-19 vaccine challenge issues stern warning after emails, calls ‘inundate’ chambers
Awais Ahmad 2021-09-28 1:43 pm By Bianca Hrovat Sydney

Thousands of emails have inundated the inbox of the judge overseeing legal challenges to the NSW health minister’s orders mandating COVID-19 vaccinations for certain workers, prompting a public warning against interfering with the administration of justice.

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Judge wrong to shut down MySuper class action, appeals court hears
Allens 2021-09-27 9:01 pm By Miklos Bolza Sydney

A judge overstepped in throwing out a class action against two National Australia Bank units over alleged MySuper mismanagement because of a carveout in the Victorian Supreme Court Act which bars class actions involving trust property, an appeals court has heard.

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Junior doctor behind class action can’t seek compensation for group members, court told
Catherine Gleeson 2021-09-24 9:18 pm By Miklos Bolza Sydney

NSW Health wants to amend its defence to an underpayments class action on behalf of 24,000 junior doctors, bringing claims that the lead applicant is barred from seeking compensation for group members under industrial relations law.

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Media outlets win reprieve from ban on filming lockdown protests
ABC 2021-09-24 4:00 pm By Miklos Bolza Sydney

Nine Network, Seven Network and the Australian Broadcasting Corporation have won a temporary injunction barring the Civil Aviation Safety Authority from declaring the area above the Melbourne CBD to be a restricted area in response to anti-lockdown and anti-vaccine protests that have disrupted the city.

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Funder’s critical intervention in liquidator’s case leaves it on hook for costs
Arnold Bloch Leibler 2021-09-24 2:50 pm By Bianca Hrovat Sydney

A judge has issued a stern warning to litigation funders seeking to take a “gamble” on pending court proceedings, ruling they could be held liable for costs if their intervention proves critical to the advancement of the case.

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Victoria’s EPA ignored climate change law in renewing power station licences, suit says
Energy & Natural Resources 2021-09-23 10:58 pm By Christine Caulfield Melbourne

Victoria’s environment watchdog has been taken to court over its decision to renew the licences of the state’s three remaining coal power stations, a test case under the state’s Climate Change Act and the latest in a series of climate lawsuits.

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Judge slams ‘everything but the kitchen sink’ approach to Fair Work claims
Catherine Bembrick 2021-09-23 6:46 pm By Bianca Hrovat Sydney

A judge hearing a $2 million dispute between a former tenured professor and the University of New South Wales has lamented the lengthy pleadings filed in Fair Work cases, saying “everything but the kitchen sink seems to be thrown in, without any discrimination”.

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Energy regulator takes Tesla big battery owner to court
AER 2021-09-23 5:27 pm By Miklos Bolza Sydney

The Australian Energy Regulator has filed court proceedings against Hornsdale Energy Reserve, the owner and operator of the world’s second largest lithium-ion battery, for allegedly failing to provide promised contingency services to avoid power disruptions in 2019.

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NSW Bar says former barrister keeps practising, in criminal breach of injunction
Business of Law 2021-09-22 2:19 pm By Bianca Hrovat Sydney

A former barrister has continued to practice in local courts without a valid practising certificate, in “very serious” criminal contempt of a court-ordered injunction, the NSW Bar Association has told a court.

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Princess, Regent theatres sue insurer for $20M in business interruption cover
Contracts 2021-09-20 2:34 pm By Miklos Bolza Sydney

The owners and operators of five Melbourne theatres have filed legal action against Ansvar Insurance seeking more than $20 million in business interruption cover for losses stemming from closures during the COVID-19 pandemic.

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