A Melbourne law firm has lost its appeal of a $184,000 judgment in favour of a former junior lawyer who earned hundreds of thousands of dollars per year under a lucrative pay structure.
Dentons has welcomed former barrister and NSW Industrial Relations commissioner Jane Seymour to its dispute resolution team in Sydney.
A sacked Greenwoods & Herbert Smith Freehills partner seeking $13 million in compensation from his former firm and Lendlease has been criticised for claiming that whistleblower protections introduced in 2019 âwouldnât make senseâ if they did not apply retroactively.
The Australian Workersâ Union is targeting John Holland in a new test case alleging the construction giant prevented union officials from testing the levels of dangerous silica dust at its WestConnex tunnel project in Sydney.
DRA Global has failed to keep under wraps passages from its former CEO’s lawsuit which the engineering firm argued would cause âserious reputational and commercial harmâ if published.
The National Australia Bank has flagged a potential strike-out bid against a landmark case by the Finance Sector Union alleging bank managers were required to work unreasonable unpaid hours for years.Â
International law firm HFW is expanding its Australian employment practice, hiring leading industrial relations, safety and employment law solicitor Simon Billing in Perth.
An appeals court has found a seven-year non-competition clause in US tech giant DXC Eclipse’s agreement with the former director of Melbourne software firm Sable37, which it acquired in 2018, was unreasonable.
Automotive electronics company Directed Electronics is set to claw back $3.27 million in commission payments made to a former manager through a secret side agreement with South Korean giant Hanhwa, with a ruling on damages still to come in the five-year case.
The former dean of a Melbourne art school has resolved her case alleging she was unfairly sacked via Instagram direct message while on annual leave.