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Harry Triguboff says claims by ex-Meriton GC that he was sacked for not lying are ‘fiction’
Billionaire real estate developer Harry Triguboff and his company Meriton have hit back at claims by the former group general counsel of the property giant that he was sacked after refusing to lie, saying the allegations are untenable and untrue.
Bank trader claims ANZ sacked him for rate-rigging complaints
A former high-flying trader is taking ANZ to court alleging the bank dismissed him for making complaints about attempted manipulation of a key interest rate and not, as the bank claims, for his "offensive" chats with other traders.
NSW Supreme Court rolls out misconduct policy in wake of Heydon scandal
An external adviser will handle workplace misconduct claims against judges at the NSW Supreme Court under a new policy implemented following allegations that former High Court justice Dyson Heydon sexually harassed six female associates during his time on the bench.
Pelvic mesh judge calls for ‘someone who understands how to plead a representative proceeding’
A judge has adjourned an interlocutory application because of deficient pleadings in a class action brought against three medical device manufacturers and a former doctor on behalf of thousands of women who claim to have suffered lifelong complications from pelvic mesh implants.
Bayer defeats Norbrook opposition to animal antiseptic patent
A delegate of IP Australia has tossed opposition by veterinary pharmaceutical company Norbrook Laboratories to a patent by rival animal health specialist Bayer New Zealand for a bovine antiseptic treatment.
‘The scheme has failed’: Court appoints provisional liquidators to Mayfair’s IPO Wealth
A court has appointed provisional liquidators to the IPO Wealth Group, rejecting claims by the firm's sole director that the move would severely damage his reputation and that of the wider Mayfair group.
‘Tabloid crusade’: Judges toss Daily Telegraph’s appeal in Geoffrey Rush defamation case
Daily Telegraph publisher Nationwide News has failed in its appeal of a judgment that found it defamed Geoffrey Rush in articles that accused the Oscar-winning actor of sexually inappropriate behaviour, with an appeals court describing the stories as a “sensationalised tabloid crusade”.
Heydon’s barrister licence lapses as sexual harassment fallout widens
Former High Court Justice Dyson Heydon can no longer practice as a barrister, after an investigation conducted by the court found he sexually harassed six female associates.
Guy Sebastian’s former manager Titus Day arrested for alleged $1.15M fraud
Police have arrested Titus Day, the former manager of pop star Guy Sebastian, over allegations he duped the singer out of $1.15 million over seven years.
Spotless on the hook for redundancy pay after losing appeal
Cleaning services giant Spotless must pay redundancy entitlements to a group of workers it sacked, after failing to convince a court of appeal that it was exempt from making the payments.