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Daily wrap
4 decisions handed down by High Court yesterday. Judgment summaries below:
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.
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.
Editor’s picks
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