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Developer can’t dodge ‘pay now, fight later’ regime in fight with Chase
Justice Elizabeth Raper 2025-02-20 11:31 pm By Andy Sidler

John Gorton Developments has been ordered to pay $1 million into court amid a spat with Chase Construction, with a judge noting building policy objectives favoured a ‘pay now, fight later’ system.

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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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Mitsubishi fights to shield fuel consumption probe from class action
Class Actions 2025-02-04 5:41 pm By Cindy Cameronne

Mitsubishi says an investigation into the fuel consumption of its Triton cars is protected by litigation privilege and should not be handed over to a class action.

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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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NRMA faces whistleblower case by former in-house lawyer
Employment 2024-12-05 5:07 pm By Cindy Cameronne

Insurer NRMA faces a Fair Work case by a former in-house lawyer who alleges she was dismissed after making a whistleblower complaint.

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Ex-Seven reporter drops suit after court told of 13 complaints by women
Employment 2024-09-10 11:33 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Axed Seven Network reporter Robert Ovadia has dropped a lawsuit against his former boss, just days after the court heard that 13 women came forward with complaints following his dismissal.

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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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Seven says 13 women have made complaints about sacked journalist
Employment 2024-08-29 2:55 pm By Andy Sidler

Seven Network has told a court 13 women have come forward with complaints about television reporter Robert Ovadia since his dismissal in June.

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‘Poor in the extreme’: Fishing class action slams NSW’s defence
Class Actions 2024-08-21 11:48 pm By Andy Sidler

A class action accusing the New South Wales government of unfair persecution ofĀ  south coast Indigenous groups for engaging in cultural fishing practices has slammed the state’s defence as ā€œpoor in the extremeā€.

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Judge says exec’s suit against Westpac a ‘private dispute’, suppresses case docs
Employment 2024-07-25 11:11 pm By Christine Caulfield

Characterising a settled lawsuit by a Westpac senior executive alleging employment breaches as a “private” matter, a judge has made broad confidentiality orders that bar public access to the case.

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