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Canva settles lawsuit by sacked software engineer
Design tech giant Canva has settled Fair Work proceedings brought by a former software engineer over his sacking. 
High Court won’t hear Saudi Arabia embassy appeal in dismissal cases
The Royal Embassy of Saudi Arabia has failed in its bid for special leave to the High Court, after an appeals court found it couldn't escape unfair dismissal proceedings.
BHP fails in same job, same pay appeal bid to High Court
The High Court has refused special leave to BHP in a case testing orders that it pay labour hire workers at its Queensland coal mines the same as its permanent employees.
High Court won’t hear Bruce Lehrmann’s defamation appeal
The High Court has rejected former political staffer Bruce Lehrmann's special leave application seeking to appeal civil findings that he raped colleague Brittany Higgins.
High Court says India did not waive immunity by ratifying New York Convention
The High Court has tossed a Mauritius company’s case seeking to enforce a $111.3 million arbitration award against India, finding the country's ratification of the New York Convention did not mean it had waived its immunity from the suit.
Defence firm EOS to pay $4M for continuous disclosure breaches
A judge has hit Electro Optic Systems with a $4 million penalty after the defence firm admitted to continuous disclosure breaches by failing to reveal a drop in its 2022 revenue forecasts.
Sacked Victorian garbo who shared explicit material wins compensation
A Victorian garbage man who admitted to sharing explicit material at work has been awarded compensation after the Fair Work Commission found he was unfairly dismissed.
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Trial in Dexus, APAC clash puts the lawyers in the hot seat
The court battle between APAC and major shareholder Dexus over the sale of an investor's stake in the airport operator went to a hearing this week, but it's the solicitors representing the warring parties that found themselves on trial.
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Dexus GC denies being ‘careless’ with APAC info, points to junior lawyer
A senior in-house lawyer at Dexus has rejected suggestions she was “careless” in her role in the sale of shares in Melbourne Airport operator APAC, saying she relied on a subordinate lawyer and others within the business. 
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High Court to weigh rights of long use in spat between prominent Sorrento neighbours
The High Court has agreed to review a ruling that upheld an easement of prescription -- or right of long use -- in a fight between a member of the prominent Valmorbida family and an entity linked to the founder of collapsed construction group Steller over access to a Sorrento property.