Surviving members of the Stolen Generations in the ACT, Jervis Bay and the Northern Territory are each set to receive upwards of $75,000 as part of a federal government redress scheme, but the law firm behind a class action over the forced separation of Indigenous families says its case will proceed for now.
A former waitress who worked at one of Melbourne’s most well-known French bistros has been awarded more than $150,000 in damages after the Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal found she suffered “grievous” sexual harassment at the hands of a colleague, who fled the country before the hearing.
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission has filed court action against a multi-million dollar Western Australian biotech company, alleging it made several misleading representations to the market during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Popular American restaurant chain In-N-Out Burger is seeking to fast-track a trade mark lawsuit against an Australian food business which operates four “ghost kitchens”, citing negative reviews from allegedly misled customers.
A class action over Melbourne’s public housing lockdown during its second COVID-19 wave in July last year will continue after the lawyer previously running the case was stripped of her practicing certificate.
A judge has entered default judgment against the sister of NBA star Ben Simmons in a defamation case by her half-brother over tweets alleging he sexually molested her as a child, after the court heard she would not defend the proceedings.
A suspended Sydney lawyer, who was struck off the roll of practioners for over charging an elderly client with dementia, has been ordered to return more than $400,000 in unauthorised wages, withheld client fees, Bartercard points and “secret profit” to the estate of his former partner.
A litigation funder is suing a Sydney property developer over a $14.8 million debt stemming from a cause of action it acquired from the liquidators of the collapsed project manager behind the firm’s real estate projects.
An ABC feature reporter who was hit with an $18,000 pay cut and who allegedly developed a medical condition from being “overworked” is suing the national broadcaster for discrimination and breaches of employment law.
The Sydney Opera House Trust is suing a China trade group, accusing the organisation of flagrant copyright infringement for reproducing substantial portions of the iconic landmark’s trade mark-protected sail design in its logo.