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Dovetail lawyer says CEO assaulted her during ā€˜coerciveā€™ relationship
Employment 2025-02-06 11:42 pm By Cindy Cameronne

Dovetail’s legal counsel has accused the start-upā€™s boss of sexually assaulting her during a coercive relationship and claims the head of HR failed to support her and advised ā€œnot to shit where you eatā€.

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Dovetail withdraws bid to keep lawyer’s case under wraps
Employment 2025-02-05 11:36 pm By Julia Kanapathippillai

Tech start-up Dovetail has withdrawn its bid to suppress details of a “scandalous” lawsuit brought against the company and its CEO by an in-house lawyer.

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Tech start-up Dovetail seeks to suppress ‘scandalous’ lawsuit
Employment 2025-02-04 3:24 pm By Julia Kanapathippillai

Lawyers for tech start-up Dovetail want the Federal Court to suppress the details of a “scandalous” lawsuit brought against the company and its CEO by an in-house lawyer.

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NSW Police canā€™t appeal ruling on names in strip search class action
Appeals 2024-11-29 11:34 pm By Cindy Cameronne

The NSW government can’t appeal a decision that denied its bid to subpoena the names of 2,316 registered group members in a class action over allegedly unlawful strip searches at music festivals.Ā 

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NSW police can’t subpoena group members’ names in strip search class action
Class Actions 2024-11-19 11:29 pm By Andy Sidler

The NSW government’s bid for the names of 2,316 registered group members in a class action over strip searches at music festivals has been knocked back by the court.

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Christie Whelan Browne resolves suit against Rocky Horror theatre company
Entertainment 2024-09-04 11:46 am By Cat Fredenburgh

Actor Christie Whelan Browne has resolved a lawsuit against theatre company Oldfield Entertainment alleging it violating the Sex Discrimination Act by subjecting her to sexual discrimination and harassment by fellow cast member Craig McLachlan during its 2014 production of the Rocky Horror Show.

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Strip search class action attacks NSW’s ā€˜reasonable exercise of powerā€™ defence
Class Actions 2024-08-19 3:24 pm By Cindy Cameronne

The lead plaintiff in a class action alleging NSW Police conducted illegal strip searches at music festivals has argued the state cannot rely on a defence that the searches were a reasonable exercise of power, after a recent judgment found the defence does not apply to unlawful arrests.

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NSW blasts strip search class actionā€™s ‘amorphous’ claim for exemplary damages
Class Actions 2024-05-31 11:51 pm By Cindy Cameronne

The NSW government is seeking to strike out class action claims for exemplary damages, arguing allegations that police conducted strip searches at music festivals as a matter of routine ā€œlack specificity at every levelā€.Ā 

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Judge ā€˜outragedā€™ over NSW Policeā€™s delays in strip search class action
Class Actions 2024-05-03 4:10 pm By Cindy Cameronne

A judge hearing a class action against the New South Wales government and police commissioner over allegedly illegal strip searches at music festivals has criticised the state for failing to comply with court orders on time.Ā 

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Rocky Horror theatre company canā€™t duck Christie Whelan Browne’s victimisation claims
Employment 2024-03-13 3:48 pm By Cindy Cameronne

The theatre company behind a 2014 production of the Rocky Horror picture show has lost its bid to throw out actor Christie Whelan’s claims that she was victimised after allegedly suffering sexual harassment by fellow actor Craig McLachlan.Ā 

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