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That’s a wrap for 2024, see you in 2025
High Court hands down 4 decisions, Moira Deeming wins defamation case against John Pesutto, top-tier firms are cutting lawyer numbers.
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Daily wrap
Moira Deeming wins defamation case against John Pesutto, judge orders $300k in damages - ABC News
4 decisions handed down by High Court yesterday. Judgment summaries below:
Elisha v Vision Australia Limited [2024] HCA 50
Unfairly sacked workers can claim damages for psychiatric injury after High Court ruling [SMH paywall]
In a 6-1 verdict, Vision Australia was ordered to pay $1.4 million to Adam Elisha as the High Court overturned a 115-year-old legal precedent.
Pafburn Pty Limited (ACN 003 485 505) & Anor v The Owners - Strata Plan No 84674 [2024] HCA 49
Hilary Lorraine Kramer & Anor v David Lindsay Stone [2024] HCA 48
Commonwealth of Australia v Sanofi (formerly Sanofi-Aventis) & Ors [2024] HCA 47
Former Liberal Party staffer Bruce Lehrmann alleged rape indictments presented to court - ABC News
UAP leader Ralph Babet launches legal action over ‘unconstitutional’ election laws: Clive Palmer | news.com.au — Australia’s leading news site
Kraken crypto exchange operator to pay $8 million following ASIC enforcement action | ASIC
Western Bulldogs payout to abuse survivor Adam Kneale reduced to $2.6 million - ABC News
Court to consider verdict in Super Retail whistleblower case [The Australian paywall]
The Super Retail court case has ended on a day in which senior counsel for the whistleblowers sensationally stepped down in the morning and lawyers argued over whether a deal was struck.
Guy Sebastian’s former manager Titus Day obtains stay on fraud trial until $960,000 costs paid by Crown prosecutor | news.com.au — Australia’s leading news site
Editor’s picks
Top-tier firms are cutting lawyer numbers for the first time in years [AFR paywall]
The country’s most prominent legal practices have reduced the number of lawyers they employ in the past six months. But their mid-tier rivals are hiring.
Raygun’s claim against a parody musical may not stand up: here’s what the law says
Amending an unamendable Constitution - A Fijian dilemma - Anne Twomey - YouTube
This video concerns the problem that the Constitution of Fiji is effectively unamendable due to a very high, doubly entrenched, manner and form provision. It requires any amendment to be passed not only by a special majority of three quarters of Members of Parliament, but also by three quarters of registered voters in a referendum.
WAD13/2024 - ASIC v BRITE ADVISORS PTY LTD
Justice O'Sullivan will conduct an interlocutory hearing in this matter tomorrow, 13 December at 9am ACDT.
To observe the hearings remotely, you can access the livestream here: youtube.com/@FederalCourtA…
#fca#livestream#auslaw
— Federal Court of Australia (@fedcourtau)
5:00 AM • Dec 12, 2024
The High Court will tomorrow continue hearing the matter of MZJP v Director-General of Security & Anor hcourt.gov.au/assets/registr…
— High Court of Australia (@HighCourtofAus)
6:07 AM • Dec 12, 2024
STEWARD J: It would be odd if Parliament had intended that.
MR LENEHAN: Parliament sometimes does odd things, your Honour.
STEWARD J: Yes, that is true. That is true.
austlii.edu.au/cgi-bin/viewdo…
(day 1 of the challenge to the CFMEU Administration Act)— High Court (Australia) Trivia (@HighCourtTrivia)
12:01 AM • Dec 12, 2024
Victorian Court of Appeal sets new benchmark of $850,000 for general damages in severe historic abuse cases
— Dominic Villa SC (@DominicVillaSC)
1:51 AM • Dec 12, 2024
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