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DRA Global can’t suppress ‘scandalous’ details from ex-CEO’s $9M lawsuit
DRA Global has failed to keep under wraps passages from its former CEO's lawsuit which the engineering firm argued would cause “serious reputational and commercial harm” if published.
Lawyer must pay costs for appeal that should never have been filed, Full Court says
An employment solicitor representing a sacked Jetstar pilot must pay the airline's legal costs in defending an appeal application "that ought never to have been made", an appeals court has found.
Irate judge says lawyers should personally face costs for signing off on deficient cases
Certification of pleadings in legal action is not a formality that needs to be "ticked off", and solicitors who put their signature to improperly pleaded cases should face adverse costs, an irritated appeals judge has said.
Qantas employee fired for viewing porn on company iPad loses appeal
A 59-year-old Qantas engineer who used his company-issued iPad to view pornographic material while at work has lost his unfair dismissal appeal.
Qantas worker caught watching porn on company iPad not unfairly dismissed, FWC says
A Qantas engineer who used his company-issued iPad to access pornographic material while at work has lost his unfair dismissal case.
Firefighters agreement doesn’t discriminate against women, FWC says
The Federal Government has lost a challenge raising discrimination concerns around a Fair Work Commission-approved enterprise agreement covering metropolitan firefighters in Victoria, with an FWC review panel finding its appeal lacked merit.