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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 of  south coast Indigenous groups for engaging in cultural fishing practices has slammed the state’s defence as “poor in the extreme”.

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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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Lendlease can’t get ex-Greenwoods partner’s damages evidence before mediation
Tax 2024-07-25 11:42 pm By Christine Caulfield

Lendlease, which is facing claims by a former Greenwoods & Herbert Smith Freehills partner over its alleged “aggressive taxation position”, has failed in its bid for orders that evidence of the partner’s alleged loss be filed before mediation.

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Nine fights Westpac’s bid to block media from reporting on ex-head of strategy’s case
Employment 2024-07-03 11:44 pm By Christine Caulfield

The Federal Court must guard against “exceptions by accretion” when weighing Westpac’s application to prevent the public from accessing documents filed in a lawsuit by the bank’s former head of strategy, which has resolved in a confidential settlement, a judge heard Wednesday.

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Westpac settles suppressed case by former exec, wants court docket to stay top secret
Opinion 2024-07-01 11:15 pm By Christine Caulfield

Despite arguing for suppression as a means only to successful mediation, Westpac now wants a settled employment case brought by an executive kept under lock and key. And in a worrying sign the Federal Court may have lost sight of the importance of open justice, a judge has indicated she would entertain an order that the suit never see the light of day.

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Westpac wins orders keeping lid on lawsuit, citing threat to settlement negotiations
Employment 2024-06-17 11:38 pm By Christine Caulfield

Westpac has secured confidentiality orders blocking the release of details of an adverse action case by its former head of strategy, after arguing that publicity would hamper settlement talks and force it to defend itself in the media.

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Sharetea wins trial delay in trade mark case by global bubble tea giant
Intellectual Property 2024-06-14 11:50 pm By Sam Matthews

A judge has granted Australian bubble tea franchise Sharetea a third adjournment of a trial in a $10 million case brought by its Taiwanese franchisor, despite “very significant concern” that Sharetea’s director did not do everything in his power to find new lawyers in time.

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