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Accenture can’t put HR exec’s employment case back in bottle
Consulting giant Accenture has failed to keep a human resources executive’s claims of Fair Work breaches out of the public eye, with a court finding prior publication of the allegations would render a suppression order pointless.
Accenture HR exec fights company’s push to keep lid on case ahead of mediation
A former human resources executive at Accenture is pushing back against an application by the consulting giant to suppress her employment case pending mediation, saying the cat is already out of the bag.
Accenture shuts down reporting of former HR exec’s employment case
Accenture has succeeded in a bid to keep a lid on court documents in a Fair Work claim by a former human resources executive ahead of mediation -- the second recent suppression order of its kind made by the Federal Court.
Wellness firm Doll House cops penalty for sham contracting
Bondi wellness research company Doll House has copped a $197,000 penalty for terminating three disabled employees and re-engaging them as independent contractors in a 'sham' contracting arrangement.
Hungry Jack’s resolves claims by franchisee over launch of nearby restaurants
Hungry Jack's has resolved a case brought by a franchisee seeking a court injunction blocking the burger chain from launching two restaurants  in close proximity to its sites on NSW's Central Coast.
Not one email or text: Steller director denies existence of $120M personal guarantee
A former director of Melbourne-based developer Steller Developments has denied liquidators’ claims that he agreed to give a $120 million personal guarantee before the company went under, saying there was “not one single contemporaneous document” referring to the alleged guarantee. 
ASIC wins appeal over funeral insurer’s ‘Aboriginal-owned’ representations
The Full Federal Court has found it was "abundantly clear" on the evidence before a trial judge that funeral expenses insurance provider ACBG misrepresented to Aboriginal customers that it was Aboriginal owned or managed, but found ASIC contributed to the error with its bad pleadings.
Nuix failed to disclose disappointing results after $1.8B float, court told
Nuix had information in January 2021 which undermined the growth story presented to the market in the prospectus for its IPO, a court has heard on the first day of ASIC’s case against the tech company and a handful of former directors.
Nothing wrong with judge’s reasons, law firm just didn’t like them, court told
Atanaskovic Hartnell was not hard done by in a judgment that ordered payment of entitlements to a former general manager and rejected its cross-claims against the woman, an appeals court has been told. The law firm was just unhappy with the decision.
Atanaskovic Hartnell accuses judge of ‘complete failure’ to discharge duty
The judge who awarded more than $320,000 to a former general manager of Atanaskovic Hartnell after finding she endured a "campaign of denigration" by the law firm's founder fundamentally failed to discharge his judicial function, an appeals court has heard.