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Dentons says former partner’s equity prospects curtailed by own conduct
Employment 2024-12-03 11:22 pm By Christine Caulfield

A former Dentons property partner claims he lost the opportunity for promotion when he was forced to resign, but the firm argues his own misconduct put paid to his prospects of joining the equity ranks.

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Wotton Kearney nabs Clyde & Co insurance partner, team
Insurance 2024-12-02 1:01 pm By Julia Kanapathippillai

Wotton Kearney has welcomed a Clyde & Co partner and his team of six to bolster its Sydney-based insurance practice.

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Parties race to settle Exactech joint implant class action
Class Actions 2024-11-14 4:37 pm By Andy Sidler

The law firm running a class action against Exactech over allegedly faulty joint implants is facing the “impossible task” of settling the case by January, the “drop dead” deadline for resolving the claim under its US parent company’s restructuring.

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Telstra didn’t discriminate against Triple-0 worker with hearing loss: court
Discrimination 2024-11-14 4:51 pm By Julia Kanapathippillai

A judge has found that Telstra did not violate disability discrimination laws when it put a hard-of-hearing Triple-0 operator on leave after she failed a hearing test.

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Dentons, Australia chair say ex-partner’s suit in breach of settlement
Business of Law 2024-10-01 11:47 pm By Christine Caulfield

Dentons and Australian chair Doug Stipanicev have hit back at allegations by a former property partner that they breached workplace laws, saying the partner is barred from bringing his case.

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Judge questions Dentons’ claim of ignorance of alleged search for dirt
Employment 2024-09-26 12:50 pm By Christine Caulfield

A judge on Thursday queried counsel for Dentons on the law firm’s defence to claims by an ex-partner that Australian chair and CEO Doug Stipanicev initiated a search for evidence of misconduct.

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Dentons chair says he ‘abhors’ offensive statements in anti-vax report
Business of Law 2024-09-25 11:19 pm By Christine Caulfield

Dentons Australia chair and CEO Doug Stipanicev has hit back at claims made in a lawsuit by a former partner over an article he shared that spewed anti-vaccine conspiracy theories.

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Dentons investigating ex-partner’s claims against Australia chair
Business of Law 2024-09-24 11:33 pm By Christine Caulfield

Dentons is facing a lawsuit by a former partner who alleges the law firm’s Australian chair emailed him a conspiracy-laden anti-vaccine pamphlet.

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CIMIC loses appeal against insurers over coverage for Iraq bribery cases
Insurance 2024-09-19 11:04 pm By Christine Caulfield

Insurers have won a challenge to a declaration that engineering firm CIMIC could make claims under policies for costs arising from corruption cases, including a $32 million class action settlement.

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P&O Cruises settles litigation by holidaymakers over fatal bus collision
Personal injury 2024-09-09 11:58 pm By Christine Caulfield

P&O Cruises has resolved a group of personal injury cases by passengers who were seriously hurt in a bus collision in Vanuatu in 2016.

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