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$630,000 legal bill should be borne by all Drakes class action members, court told
Employment 2022-06-14 9:45 pm By Cindy Cameronne

A law firm is seeking a funding equalisation order to have all group members contribute to the $630,000 legal bill it racked up in running an underpayments class action on behalf of Drakes store managers that has settled for $2 million.

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Norton Rose Fulbright prevails in bullying case by ex-marketing manager
Employment 2022-06-09 10:35 pm By Christine Caulfield

Law firm Norton Rose Fulbright has won the dismissal of a case brought by a former digital marketing manager who claims she was fired two months after making an internal complaint of bullying and sex discrimination by her supervisor.

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Six-year-old lawsuit against CFMEU over Pentridge site back on
Employment 2022-06-08 3:58 pm By Sam Matthews

A judge has revived a long-running suit against the Construction, Forestry, Maritime, Mining and Energy Union and Victorian state secretary John Setka, granting the plaintiffs leave to appeal orders dismissing the case and file an eighth iteration of their pleadings against the union over the infamous Pentridge building site.

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Mills Oakley snags employment law bigwig from King & Wood Mallesons
Business of Law 2022-06-08 11:30 am By Cat Fredenburgh

Mills Oakley has poached a leading employment law partner from King & Wood Mallesons for its growing workplace relations team.

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Merricks Capital sues to stop former exec from working at Switzer-led boutique
Employment 2022-06-07 10:33 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Melbourne-based hard assets investment manager Merricks Capital has filed court proceedings to block its ex-managing director and two other former employees from working at a investment boutique run by financial commentator Peter Switzer and his son Marty.

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Class action wants BSA to double first payment under $20M settlement
Class Actions 2022-06-07 2:33 pm By Cindy Cameronne

Technicians bringing a class action against BSA have argued it should double its first settlement payment using money raised in its 2022 prospectus after the telco contractor filed an “urgent” bid to ringfence capital raisings from the $20 million payout.

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IP boutique claims doc destruction in client poaching case
Intellectual Property 2022-06-07 2:57 pm By Sam Matthews

An IP boutique in a lawsuit against two former lawyers who left to launch a rival firm has alleged documents it sought from the pair had been destroyed or deleted.

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BSA wants to ringfence capital raisings from $20M class action settlement
Class Actions 2022-06-06 4:21 pm By Sam Matthews

Telco contractor BSA has sued for declarations that cash raised from its 2022 prospectus cannot go towards a $20 million settlement reached with group members in a Shine Lawyers-led class action accusing the company of misclassifying its workforce of technicians as independent contractors.

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Social justice law firm sued by solicitor claiming $185,000 in wages
Employment 2022-06-06 9:16 pm By Sam Matthews

A solicitor who says she wasn’t paid for three years before her termination is suing her former employer — a “community-oriented” Sydney law firm — for over $185,000 in unpaid wages and other entitlements.

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Allens lures employment partner from MinterEllison
Employment 2022-06-06 10:24 pm By Harry Thomas

Big six firm Allens has bolstered the ranks of its employment and safety practice with the recruitment of partner Samantha Betzien from MinterEllison.

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