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Sydney Trains driver sacked for drinking deserves rehearing, Full Court says
Employment 2023-06-26 10:05 pm By Gareth Baker

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. 

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No legal protection for emails in Shane Heal’s case against Sydney Flames
Sports 2023-06-26 4:17 pm By Gareth Baker

Emails exchanged during a bullying investigation into former basketball great Shane Heal must be shared, a judge has found, as the Sydney Flames coach battles to protect his reputation and his employment with the WNBL club. 

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Crown backpays $1.2M to employees wrongly classified as award-free
Employment 2023-06-23 4:36 pm By Gareth Baker

Casino operator Crown Resorts has agreed to backpay employees more than $1.2 million, after the company notified the Fair Work Ombudsman that it had underpaid workers at its Melbourne and Perth locations for almost six years. 

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Two commercial silks appointed to NSW Supreme Court
People In The News 2023-06-22 9:23 am By Sam Matthews

The NSW Supreme Court will welcome two prolific commercial silks to the bench, including a barrister known as an advocate for gender equality at the bar.

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Law firm can rep defendant in defamation case despite consult with plaintiff
Defamation 2023-06-22 12:57 pm By Cindy Cameronne

A judge has found that a Western Australian law firm can act for a doctor who has been sued for defamation despite having learned about the case from the plaintiff during a preliminary consultation. 

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Human rights lawyers can intervene in ATO whistleblower case
Employment 2023-06-22 4:27 pm By Gareth Baker

The Human Rights Law Centre has been given the go ahead to intervene as amicus curiae in the case of ATO whistleblower Richard Boyle, after a March ruling that the former debt collection officer could not rely on statutory whistleblower protections

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Ashurst recruits two partners from Gilbert + Tobin for M&A practice
Business of Law 2023-06-21 2:47 pm By Gareth Baker

Ashurst has poached two Gilbert + Tobin partners for its corporate team, as the firm expands its offering in the public and private M&A markets in Australia and abroad.

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Associate Justice, silk appointed to Victorian Supreme Court
Courts 2023-06-19 5:08 pm By Cindy Cameronne

The Victorian government has elevated an Associate Justice who has overseen class actions and a senior counsel who assisted the Victorian royal commission into Crown Resorts to serve as judges on the Supreme Court of Victoria. 

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Law firm investigating class action against Salt Lake Potash, auditor EY
Class Actions 2023-06-16 11:41 pm By Gareth Baker

A law firm is probing a shareholder class action against former ASX-listed Salt Lake Potash and auditor EY, alleging the company failed to disclose material information about its financial position before entering receivership in late 2021.

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$4.9B ANZ, Suncorp tie-up clears a hurdle with $25M commitment to Queensland
Financial Services 2023-06-16 11:33 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

The Queensland government has signed off on ANZ’s proposed $4.9 billion merger with Suncorp’s banking arm, after the company agreed to remain headquartered in Brisbane as a dedicated insurance company.

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