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Hicksons says female partner denied promotion due to poor performance
Employment 2020-04-06 3:00 pm By Miklos Bolza

Hicksons Lawyers has denied accusations of sexual discrimination by a female ex-partner who was denied a promotion to equity partner, saying she was passed over for the role because of substandard profitability and poor performance.

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‘Don’t tell me you’re pregnant’: Equity partner track under fire in sex discrimination case
Employment 2020-01-14 5:06 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

The managing partner of Hicksons Lawyers has been accused of saying that if a former partner got pregnant, it would “ruin all [his] plans,” according to a sex discrimination lawsuit that argues the firm’s requirements for promotion to equity partner were discriminatory.

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National law firm slams ex-partner’s ‘sorry story’ for delays in bringing sex discrimination case
Employment 2019-09-19 10:11 pm By Amelia Birnie

A national Australian law firm has asked the Federal Court to throw out a sex discrimination claim filed against it by a former partner, on the grounds that no excuse had been provided for her delay in making a complaint other than “a fairly sorry story”.

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Ex-partner files sex discrimination lawsuit after leaving national firm
Employment 2019-05-17 7:49 pm By Amelia Birnie

A former employment law partner at a national Australian law firm is suing her former employer for sex discrimination, after her original complaint was thrown out by the Human Rights Commission.

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