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Tegan George forced to regroup with sex discrimination claims against Ten
A judge has told journalist Tegan George to rework her sex discrimination claims against Network Ten, following an interlocutory stoush over her claims that the network’s Canberra bureau, led by high profile political reporter Peter van Onselen and executive editor Anthony Murdoch “was a workplace that was hostile to women.”
St Basil’s charged over deadly COVID-19 outbreak
Melbourne-based aged care facility St Basil's has been hit with nine charges by the state's workplace safety watchdog over a COVID-19 outbreak that resulted in 45 resident deaths.
Class actions too complex to run without lawyers, judge says
A judge has tossed a class action brought by a self-represented applicant against Wilson Security, saying class actions should not be run without lawyers.
Court finds sessional academic lecturer an employee, not a contractor
In its first decision applying a landmark High Court judgment redefining the test for when a worker is employed, the Federal Court has found a sessional lecturer for a higher education institution was an employee.
Law firm went ‘far beyond permissible scope’ of involvement in expert report, court says
The conduct of Corrs Chambers Westgarth in the preparation of an ostensibly independent expert report in a trade secrets case "must not be repeated", a judge has said, throwing out the expert's evidence as potentially tainted by the law firm's involvement.
Nuix ex-CEO not entitled to ‘special treatment’, trial judge told
The former boss of embattled tech company Nuix is asking for “special treatment” by arguing he is owed $183 million in options under a 2008 agreement, a judge has heard on the first day of trial in the ex-CEO's case.
Merricks Capital secures undertakings from defecting employees
Melbourne-based hard assets investment manager Merricks Capital has won undertakings from its ex-managing director and two former employees who defected to an investment boutique run by financial commentator Peter Switzer and his son Marty. 
FWC upholds ‘tragic’ sacking of Qantas engineer who refused COVID-19 vaccine
Qantas' termination of a long-serving engineer who refused to get vaccinated against COVID-19 because he "feared for his life" was a "tragedy" but not unlawful, the Fair Work Commission has found.
Judge wants to wait on commission, costs in $20M BSA class action settlement
A judge who will oversee an upcoming hearing for approval of a $20 million settlement in a class action against Optus contractor BSA has urged the parties to sever the funder's commission and costs from the settlement to avoid delays in distribution to group members.
Qantas trainer accused of staring at worker’s breasts unfairly sacked, FWC says
The full bench of the Fair Work Commission has thrown out Qantas' bid to overturn the reinstatement of a trainer accused of staring at a flight attendant's breasts and gazing into her eyes in a "distinguishably lewd" manner during a safety demonstration.