Fresh of a record settlement for the Robodebt scandal, the government is facing a new class action over a law that retroactively allowed it to impose surcharges for card payments, which the suit says amounts to unjust enrichment.
In its writ to the High Court on Friday, Reddit says Australia’s social media ban for children under 16 years old “directly burdens” the country’s implied freedom of political communication.
The lead applicant in a class action challenging Victoria Police’s use of capsicum spray during a protest over the International Mining and Resources Conference in 2019 has been awarded $54,000 in damages.
The privacy watchdog has given a preliminary view that it won’t investigate a class action-style complaint brought by Maurice Blackburn over a 2022 Optus data breach, citing its own proceedings, a court has heard.
ANZ is facing a lawsuit by former CEO Shayne Elliott alleging the bank breached the terms of a contract governing his departure when it denied him $13.5 million in bonus payments.
The judge overseeing a jointly run class action against Google, which has already fended off a third proceeding in a contest to pursue the digital giant, will not keep the case waiting for a looming fourth action.
Save (0) Please login to bookmark Close Username or Email Address Password Remember Me Under new rules that will come into effect in July, large supermarkets like Coles and Woolworths will face $10 million fines for price-gouging. Treasurer Jim Chalmers announced the new rules on Friday, which will come into effect on 1 July, making…
A barrister who is suing solicitor Rebekah Giles over fees for work on a defamation case against Nine has been partially successful in her bid to strike out sections of Giles’ defence.
A leading public law barrister who represented an activist in his successful challenge to NSW’s anti-protest laws has been appointed as a judge on the Federal Court.
Ashurst has advised a syndicate of lenders on the $830 refinancing of Potentia Energy’s national portfolio of renewables assets.
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