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Andrews government faces High Court challenge to COVID-19 lockdown
A Sorrento bar owner backed by two high profile barristers is taking the Andrews government to the High Court claiming Victoria's lockdown is an unconstitutional restriction on the freedom of movement of the state's 6.6 million residents.
Law firm in fee dispute with Barfly’s loses urgent bid for $745,000
A law firm that negotiated a $2.4 million settlement for Melbourne's Barfly's in a negligence suit against the Bourke Street cafe's former solicitors is now in litigation itself against Barflys over unpaid fees, but a bid by the firm for the cafe to hand over $745,000 to the court in trust has fallen flat.
Court orders Victoria to produce legal advice to Liberal member suing over curfew
A judge has ordered the Victorian government to hand over legal documents it weighed before implementing its COVID-19 curfew, in a suit brought by a Liberal Party member that says the curfew was unlawful.
Victoria’s COVID-19 curfew decision ‘bizarre, capricious, arbitrary’, court hears
A decision earlier this month to extend Victoria's controversial COVID-19 curfew was "bizarre, capricious, arbitrary" and was made under pressure from the state's Premier, a Victoria Supreme Court judge has heard.
Judge appoints receiver, not liquidator to hotel to avoid COVID-19 misunderstanding
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.
Mantle Group may face underpayments class action
Brisbane-based Mantle Group has become the latest hospitality company to face a possible class action for allegedly failing to pay staff for all the hours they worked.
Clubbers denied entry to venue on ‘Asian night’ win race discrimination lawsuit
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.
Merivale slams pleadings in $129M underpayment class action
A court has ordered the lead applicant in a $129 million underpayment class action against Merivale to fill gaps in his case, after the hospitality giant complained there was insufficient information as to how the employee's claims related to other workers.
Director’s illness no excuse to dodge employee PAYG, super payments, appeals court finds
A restaurant director will have to pay over $33,000 in unpaid tax after an appeals court found that despite a prolonged period of severe illness it was still reasonable to expect that management of the business and the fulfillment of tax obligations would continue.
Trivago misled hotel booking customers to boost income, court finds
Hotel booking aggregator Trivago misled consumers about its cheapest price promise by arranging its listings according to payments it received instead of the actual hotel room price, a court has found.