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HCA publishes 3 decisions
HCA publishes 3 decisions, Federal Court allegedly breaches privacy legislation.
Daily wrap
Judgment summaries for decisions published yesterday:
Commonwealth court breaches Privacy Act in CCTV fiasco [Canberra Times paywall]
The court empowered to handle complaints under the Privacy Act breached this very legislation in a landmark sexual harassment case, incorrectly granting a barrister access to CCTV footage of more than half a dozen individuals.
Law firm fined for forcing junior to work 24-hour days
The lawyer worked 225 hours in just three weeks and was even forced to watch an ice hockey movie at 1am so she could understand her boss’s philosophical position.
Mother challenges legality of Queensland Health puberty blocker freeze in Supreme Court - ABC News
Editor’s picks
1. The High Court will tomorrow continue to hear the matters of G Global 120E T2 Pty Ltd as trustee for the G Global 120E AUT v Commissioner of State Revenue (B48/2024);
— High Court of Australia (@HighCourtofAus)
6:58 AM • May 7, 2025
2. G Global 180Q Pty Ltd as trustee for the G Global 180Q AUT v Commissioner of State Revenue (B49/2024 - B50/2024); and Stott v The Commonwealth of Australia & Anor (M60/2024) hcourt.gov.au/assets/registr…
— High Court of Australia (@HighCourtofAus)
6:58 AM • May 7, 2025
An update on Linda Reynolds’ latest lawsuit!
The 1st case management hearing is listed for 19 June (this is where the parties agree how the case will progress). We should get more insight into the basis for her claim
And as it’s in Federal Court, hopefully it’s live streamed!
— Vaxatious Litigant 💉⚖️👨⚖️ (@ExposingNV)
11:33 AM • May 6, 2025
The 13th Mahla Pearlman Oration will be co-hosted by the Legal Practice Section of the Law Council of Australia and the Environment and Planning Law Association New South Wales in Sydney.
The event is free; however registration is required.
lawcouncil.eventsair.com/2025-mahla-pea…— Law Council (@thelawcouncil)
2:00 AM • May 7, 2025
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