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A 73-year old Australian man has filed a constitutional challenge to the Morrison government's decision to ban travel from India amid a devastating surge in coronavirus cases in the country.
Law firm Piper Alderman has filed a lawsuit seeking payment of an alleged debt against a former senior partner who accused the firm of sex discrimination.
Evidence of an outdated management approach and bullying -- which included threatening defamation proceedings against two junior lawyers that complained about her -- appear to be responsible for the ousting of a former senior Piper Alderman partner, not her sex, a judge has found.
A former Piper Alderman partner has lost her bid to bring sex discrimination claims against the partners of the law firm, but can still proceed with her other claims.
Virgin Australia has been ordered to return four jet engines to the United States, after a court found the embattled airline and its administrators failed to properly hand over the engines and other equipment to their owners.
The High Court has awarded $27 million in unpaid commissions to a Nigerian entrepreneur tricked into terminating his contract with international bank note manufacturer Securency, reversing a Full Court judgment which slashed his award.
Piper Alderman will spend the next six weeks gathering documents for a former partner who is seeking to revive her unlawful discrimination case against the firm, but a court limited the categories of documents sought to prevent a 'fishing' expedition.
A former Piper Alderman partner is seeking to revive her unlawful discrimination case dismissed last year by the Australian Human Rights Commission, saying the seriousness of the allegations and the "public importance" of protecting women leaders from discrimination were powerful reasons to allow her claims to move forward.
A former senior Piper Alderman partner who lodged a sex discrimination case against the firm and was forced off the partnership in June is broadening her case, a court has heard.
A former Piper Alderman partner who filed a sex discrimination case against the law firm and was ousted from the partnership months later, is pressing on with her legal action, which was stayed while her complaint to the Australian Human Rights Commission played out.