Dovetail has hit back at a lawsuit alleging its boss sexually assaulted the tech start-up’s female legal counsel, claiming it was a “consensual loving relationship”.
The lead plaintiff in a class action alleging police conducted thousands of unlawful strip searches at music festivals in NSW has sought $130,000 in damages on the first day of trial against the state.
Dovetail’s legal counsel has accused the start-up’s boss of sexually assaulting her during a coercive relationship and claims the head of HR failed to support her and advised “not to shit where you eat”.
Tech start-up Dovetail has withdrawn its bid to suppress details of a “scandalous” lawsuit brought against the company and its CEO by an in-house lawyer.
Lawyers for tech start-up Dovetail want the Federal Court to suppress the details of a “scandalous” lawsuit brought against the company and its CEO by an in-house lawyer.
The NSW government can’t appeal a decision that denied its bid to subpoena the names of 2,316 registered group members in a class action over allegedly unlawful strip searches at music festivals.
The NSW government’s bid for the names of 2,316 registered group members in a class action over strip searches at music festivals has been knocked back by the court.
Actor Christie Whelan Browne has resolved a lawsuit against theatre company Oldfield Entertainment alleging it violating the Sex Discrimination Act by subjecting her to sexual discrimination and harassment by fellow cast member Craig McLachlan during its 2014 production of the Rocky Horror Show.
The lead plaintiff in a class action alleging NSW Police conducted illegal strip searches at music festivals has argued the state cannot rely on a defence that the searches were a reasonable exercise of power, after a recent judgment found the defence does not apply to unlawful arrests.
The NSW government is seeking to strike out class action claims for exemplary damages, arguing allegations that police conducted strip searches at music festivals as a matter of routine “lack specificity at every level”.