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As Australia’s largest cities prepare to emerge from lockdown, law firms are doubling down on their efforts to vaccinate staff, with some going so far as to implement a ‘no jab, no office’ policy.
Vic government charged with safety breaches over hotel quarantine program
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Victoria’s health and safety regulator WorkSafe has filed proceedings against the state government over alleged health and safety breaches relating to last year’s disastrous hotel quarantine program failures which kicked off the state’s second wave of COVID-19.
ASIC seeks ‘very substantial’ $12M penalty against Mayfair
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The Australian Securities and Investments Commission says beleaguered investment group Mayfair 101 should pay a $12 million penalty after a judge found the company misled investors about its financial products.
Mayfair 101’s James Mawhinney says lawyers OK’d alleged misleading conduct
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The founder of embattled investment group Mayfair 101, James Mawhinney, has said he received legal advice approving the company’s advertising of financial products that a court has found misled investors.
ANZ, CBA face class action over fees charged on home, personal loans
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The New Zealand arms of ANZ and the Commonwealth Bank have been hit with a multimillion dollar class action alleging they have failed to repay fees and interest wrongly charged to 150,000 customers who took out home or personal loans with the banks.
Honda dealers win discovery for possible lawsuit over decision to ditch dealership model
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Two former Honda dealers have won a bid for preliminary discovery against Honda Australia to pursue a potential consumer lawsuit over the car maker’s decision earlier this year to abandon a dealership model in Australia.
Class action by Indigenous Australians says pension age is discriminatory
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The Morrison government has been hit with a class action on behalf of Indigenous Australians who allege that, because of differences in life expectancy, they do not have fair and equal access to the age pension.
COVID-19 vaccination challenger denied access to NSW government’s deliberations
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A judge has ruled legal challenges to orders requiring COVID-19 vaccines for certain workers in New South Wales are not exceptional enough to warrant the disclosure of cabinet documents, with the judge noting he did not think the state health minister’s orders made vaccines “mandatory”.
Qld police commissioner faces legal challenge to COVID-19 vaccine policy
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The Queensland police Commissioner is facing a lawsuit alleging an order requiring staff to get a COVID-19 vaccine violates privacy and discrimination laws and should be declared invalid.
Judge hearing COVID-19 vaccine challenge issues stern warning after emails, calls ‘inundate’ chambers
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Thousands of emails have inundated the inbox of the judge overseeing legal challenges to the NSW health minister’s orders mandating COVID-19 vaccinations for certain workers, prompting a public warning against interfering with the administration of justice.