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Vatican court orders partial retrial in ‘trial of the century’
The Vatican Court of Appeal has ordered a partial retrial in the high-profile London property finance case, ruling that key parts of the original proceedings were invalid due to procedural issues. Source: EWTN News.
Victoria’s upper house reverses High Court decision on Church liability
Victoria’s upper house has passed the Vicarious Liability Bill unopposed, reversing a High Court decision that found the Catholic Church could not be sued for the actions of a priest. Source: ABC News.
High Court finds Church liable for priest’s sexual abuse
The High Court has found the Catholic Church liable for the harm caused to a 13-year-old boy who suffered abuse at the hands of a paedophile priest in the late 1960s. Source: ABC News.
NY Archdiocese accuses insurer of ‘waging shadow campaign’
The New York Archdiocese is arguing in state court that its longtime insurer has secretly been “waging a shadow campaign” and posing as a victims’ rights group in order to “undermine and weaken” the archdiocese amid an ongoing insurance dispute. Source: EWTN News.
‘Justice an act of love’, lawyers told at annual Red Mass
At this year’s Red Mass to mark the opening of the legal year, members of Melbourne’s legal community were invited to pause and remember the sacred character of their vocation. Source: Melbourne Catholic.
Vatican City court rejects appeal to reopen Becciu case
Vatican City’s highest appellate court has rejected an appeal by the city-state’s chief prosecutor seeking to reopen the case against Cardinal Giovanni Angelo Becciu and other defendants, even after the prosecution secured convictions against them on charges of various financial crimes in 2023. Source: Crux.
Court to look at jurisdiction in non-binary teacher case
A non-binary teacher at a Melbourne Catholic school says they will take a fight to have their preferred pronouns used in the workplace all the way to the High Court. Source: The Age.
Former Broome bishop facing six new criminal charges
Former Broome Bishop Christopher Saunders is facing six new criminal charges, including the alleged rape of a boy under the age of 13. Source: ABC News.
High Court rules on Ballarat case
The Ballarat Diocese has been found not liable for the historical sexual abuse of a young boy by a priest, in a landmark decision that casts doubts over thousands of legal cases against religious orders nationwide. Source: The Age.