Most Recent
Top Robodebt bureaucrat suspended in wake of withering report
Policy and Regulation 2023-07-20 2:42 pm By Christine Caulfield

A senior public servant behind the Robodebt fiasco is one of the first heads to roll following the findings of a royal commission into the illegal debt recovery scheme devised by the previous federal government to claw back welfare overpayments.

Subscribe to Lawyerly to access this article.

Already a subscriber?

Lost your password?

Junior doctors beat back declassing bid by NSW in overtime case
Employment 2023-07-14 10:33 pm By Christine Caulfield

A junior doctor representing thousands of medical officers in NSW has thwarted an application by the state to declass her group proceeding, with a judge saying a “single determination” of the issues common to all group members was the most efficient way of resolving them.

Subscribe to Lawyerly to access this article.

Already a subscriber?

Lost your password?

Settlement in FIFO class action against Thiess wins approval
Class Actions 2023-06-26 2:49 pm By Christine Caulfield

A court has signed off on a settlement in a six-year-old class action against mining services company Thiess by fly-in fly-out workers recruited for construction of a Woodside Energy LNG plant in WA’s Pilbara region.

Subscribe to Lawyerly to access this article.

Already a subscriber?

Lost your password?

High Court won’t hear broker’s case over 2014 ban for second time
Financial Services 2023-06-15 5:53 pm By Christine Caulfield

The High Court has rejected an appeal by a mortgage broker in a saga stretching back a decade, when the corporate regulator imposed a lifelong ban against the broker for failing to disclose a conviction on his credit licence application.

Subscribe to Lawyerly to access this article.

Already a subscriber?

Lost your password?

AGL Energy accused of ‘gaming’ SA electricity market
Article 2023-06-15 11:18 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

A class action against AGL Energy alleges the Big three energy supplier’s adoption of “gaming” strategies in the supply of electricity in South Australia led to anomalous price spikes in the state.

Subscribe to Lawyerly to access this article.

Already a subscriber?

Lost your password?

Council’s GST payments not unconstitutional tax, High Court says
Tax 2023-06-14 11:09 pm By Christine Caulfield

Notional GST payments by local councils under an intergovernmental agreement with the Commonwealth are a voluntary act, not an impermissible tax in breach of the Constitution, the High Court has ruled.

Subscribe to Lawyerly to access this article.

Already a subscriber?

Lost your password?

Big Un’s CFO charged with insider trading in latest action over failed company
White Collar 2023-06-13 3:49 pm By Christine Caulfield

The former chief financial officer of Big Un has become the third person to be charged with insider trading connected to shares in the defunct video producer.

Subscribe to Lawyerly to access this article.

Already a subscriber?

Lost your password?

Armaguard, Prosegur merger wins clearance from ACCC with conditions
Competition & Consumer Protection 2023-06-13 4:22 pm By Christine Caulfield

Armaguard and rival Prosegur have secured authorisation for their proposed merger from the ACCC, which has found the likely reduction in competition in the cash transport industry was outweighed by the public benefits of the transaction.

Subscribe to Lawyerly to access this article.

Already a subscriber?

Lost your password?

Pauline Hanson’s ‘back to Pakistan’ Tweet not based on Greens leader’s race, court told
Human Rights 2023-06-01 3:20 pm By Christine Caulfield

One Nation senator Pauline Hanson has told a court her social media post calling on Greens deputy leader Dr Mehreen Faruqi to “piss off back to Pakistan” was not based on race or ethnicity.

Subscribe to Lawyerly to access this article.

Already a subscriber?

Lost your password?

BHP to backpay workers $430M due to public holiday error
Employment 2023-06-01 10:47 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

BHP has admitted it underpaid mine workers $430 million for over a decade by improperly deducting leave for public holidays.

Subscribe to Lawyerly to access this article.

Already a subscriber?

Lost your password?