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Prison officers in Western Australia have won an appeal over public holiday overtime in a case against the Minister of Corrective Services.
Norton Rose Fulbright nabs finance partner from Corrs
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A banking and finance partner has joined Norton Rose Fulbright’s Melbourne office after 15 years at Corrs Chambers Westgarth.
NAB sues insurers for coverage of $64M class action settlement
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NAB has sued a group of insurers alleging they are liable to indemnify the bank for a $64.25 million settlement and associated defence costs in a superannuation class action against units MLC and NULIS Nominees.
SA premier faces potential defamation suit by Palestinian author
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Palestinian-Australian author and academic Randa Abdel-Fattah has sent a concerns notice to South Australian premier Peter Malinauskas over statements he made while defending the decision to remove her from the Adelaide Writers Week line-up.
Government’s proposed new hate speech laws face opposition
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The government’s plan to hastily pass new hate speech laws alongside gun control measures is facing diverse opposition from the Coalition, religious groups and civil liberties organisations.
Victoria attacks constitutional challenge to 6-month ‘designated area’ declaration
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A constitutional challenge to the declaration of the Melbourne CBD as a ‘designated area’ has been attacked by the state government as “hypothetical”, but the case is set to move ahead despite an early end to the designation.
Liberty not liable for Seymour Whyte’s asbestos removal costs
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Insurer Liberty is not on the hook for costs incurred by Seymour Whyte Construction for dealing with asbestos-contaminated soil, but is liable to cover legal fees for advice sought by the company.
Buildom’s case against TQM over bathroom pods gets thrown out
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A court has tossed two cases centred on $5 million worth of pre-fabricated bathroom pods installed in two NSW developments, finding TQM and its related companies, which ordered the pods, did not owe supplier Buildom.
No emergency declaration for Brisbane’s planned Olympics stadium
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The federal environment minister has rejected an emergency application to declare Victoria Park, the planned site for the Brisbane Olympics stadium, a significant Aboriginal heritage area.
Litigants can tweak defects case against Buildstruct over Caulfield development
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The applicants in a case against Buildstruct over alleged defects at an 11-block apartment complex in Melbourne can update their suit to include new allegations against the builder, its director Mark Cavey and the surveyors.