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Australia Post must pay damages after firing manager in face of union threats
A court has found Australia Post breached the employment contract of a compensation manager dismissed after "likely" threats by the CEPU resulted in the cancellation of a project targeting thousands of injured postal workers.
CFMEU boss sues John Setka for poaching union members
The national secretary of the Construction Forestry Maritime Mining Energy Union has filed an urgent lawsuit against union heavyweight John Setka and 29 other officers accused of poaching union members from a rival division.
‘Don’t tell me you’re pregnant’: Equity partner track under fire in sex discrimination case
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.
Ex-Norton Rose partner can’t block King & Wood Mallesons from acting for former firm
A former Norton Rose Fulbright partner has lost his bid to block King & Wood Mallesons and two barristers from representing the law firm in a long-running feud over his termination, with an appeals court calling his allegations against the legal team "unfounded and misconceived".
Law firm slams Merivale’s ‘meaningless’ concerns about $129M underpayments class action
Canberra-based plaintiffs law firm Adero Law has hit back at claims by hospitality giant Merivale that their 3,000 employees would not benefit from a Fair Work class action seeking $129 million in allegedly unpaid wages, saying the concerns were "meaningless".
Class wins access to Appco insurance docs in sham contracting case
Appco has agreed to hand over insurance policy documents to the lead applicant in a $90 million sham contracting class action, amid concerns about the dire financial state of the fundraising company as the matter moves towards mediation.
Appco ‘running out of money’, class action judge hears as fight over insurance docs looms
Fundraising company Appco has told a judge overseeing a $90 million sham contracting class action it is "running out of money" and wants to mediate the dispute as soon as possible.
Court slashes $450,000 judgment against HWL Ebsworth
An appeals court has slashed a $450,000 judgment against law firm HWL Ebsworth to $127,000, after finding a former partner who sued the firm for unfair dismissal had not lost the opportunity to seek other employment.
High Court to hear landmark personal leave case
The High Court will hear food manufacturer Mondelez' challenge to a ruling that struck down its method for calculating workers' personal days.
‘Grossly negligent’ Atanaskovic Hartnell manager was offered job back, trial hears
A former general manager who is suing law firm Atanaskovic Hartnell for alleged bullying and faces cross claims that she failed to satisfactorily perform her job was offered a part-time role with the firm after resigning, despite being "grossly negligent", a court has heard.