Vic businesses hit Andrews government with class action claim

Businesses impacted by Victoria’s second round of lockdowns are suing the Andrews government for failures in the state’s hotel quarantine program that culminated in the country’s toughest ever COVID-19 lockdown measures, which have now claimed countless livelihoods.

by | 31 Aug, 2020

Damian Scattini, a partner at Sydney-based Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan, told MyBusiness that he served the Victorian government with an open class action lawsuit on 21 August, after his office was approached by businesses across the spectrum — from pubs, gyms, retail, sporting facilities and professional services — who have been pole-axed by the second lockdown. 

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