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CBA faces action over work from office mandate
The Finance Sector Union has brought action in the Fair Work Commission over the Commonwealth Bank’s decision to force employees to return to the office.
BHP unit brings High Court challenge over Christmas Day work
BHP in-house labour hire provider Operations Services has filed for special leave to appeal to the High Court a finding that it unlawfully required its coal miners to work on Christmas Day and Boxing Day.
Nuix’s discovery bill questioned in legal costs fight with former CEO
A court has queried Nuix's claim for $500,000 in discovery expenses in an unsuccessful suit by former CEO Edward Sheehy over share options, and has said the legal bill of Sheehy would be taken into account in calculating Nuix’s costs.
Irritated judge pushes off 2nd junior doctors class action trial
A judge has adjourned a trial in a case brought by junior doctors seeking to recoup alleged unpaid overtime, despite noting his annoyance over the applicants’ “180 degree turn” on the question of whether the hearing should await delivery of judgment in a related case.
Financial stakes high in Atanaskovic Hartnell’s challenge to ‘campaign of denigration’ ruling
An appeal by Atanaskovic Hartnell over a $330,000 damages judgment in favor of a former general manager is motivated in part by the court's award of costs in what is a typical 'no-cost' employment case, the firm has told a judge, who questioned how much money had been spent on the case already.
Judge wants answers after Bellamy’s skips mediation in ex-CEO’s case
Baby food maker Bellamy's better have a good explanation for ditching settlement talks in a $400,000 sex discrimination lawsuit by former boss Tarsi Luo, a judge has warned.
Bruck Textile bigwigs to stand trial on charges over unpaid redundancies
Executives of collapsed Bruck Textile Technologies have been committed to stand trial on charges alleging they schemed their way out of making more than $3 million in redundancy payments to their 58 employees. 
HWL Ebsworth’s claim of exhausted discovery in partner spat ‘puzzling’, judge says
A judge has criticised HWL Ebsworth’s discovery efforts and ordered the law firm to try again in the firm’s dispute with a former partner claiming the company cut him out of a proposed ASX float in 2020. 
Peter van Onselen worried Ten would ‘hang him out to dry’ in sex discrimination suit, court told
Ex-Network Ten political editor Peter van Onselen has told a judge he was worried when he signed a disputed non-disparagement agreement that the broadcaster would “hang him out to dry” in a sex discrimination lawsuit by a former reporter.
Sydney Trains driver sacked for drinking deserves rehearing, Full Court says
The Full Court has held a Sydney Trains driver who worked the morning after blowing over four times the legal limit is entitled to a rehearing, finding the Fair Work Commission failed to properly consider a section of its own founding legislation.