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Dovetail denies harassment claim, says lawyer had ‘consensual loving relationship’ with CEO
Employment 2025-05-06 1:57 pm By Cindy Cameronne

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”.

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Strip search class action plaintiff wants $130K for ‘humiliating’ inspection, trial hears
Trials 2025-05-05 11:04 pm By Cindy Cameronne

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. 

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Dovetail lawyer says CEO assaulted her during ‘coercive’ relationship
Employment 2025-02-06 11:42 pm By Cindy Cameronne

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”.

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Dovetail withdraws bid to keep lawyer’s case under wraps
Employment 2025-02-05 11:36 pm By Julia Kanapathippillai

Tech start-up Dovetail has withdrawn its bid to suppress details of a “scandalous” lawsuit brought against the company and its CEO by an in-house lawyer.

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Tech start-up Dovetail seeks to suppress ‘scandalous’ lawsuit
Employment 2025-02-04 3:24 pm By Julia Kanapathippillai

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.

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NSW Police can’t appeal ruling on names in strip search class action
Appeals 2024-11-29 11:34 pm By Cindy Cameronne

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. 

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NSW police can’t subpoena group members’ names in strip search class action
Class Actions 2024-11-19 11:29 pm By Andy Sidler

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.

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Christie Whelan Browne resolves suit against Rocky Horror theatre company
Entertainment 2024-09-04 11:46 am By Cat Fredenburgh

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.

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Strip search class action attacks NSW’s ‘reasonable exercise of power’ defence
Class Actions 2024-08-19 3:24 pm By Cindy Cameronne

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.

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NSW blasts strip search class action’s ‘amorphous’ claim for exemplary damages
Class Actions 2024-05-31 11:51 pm By Cindy Cameronne

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”. 

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