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La Trobe University has reached a settlement with the head of its law school, Dr Patrick Keyzer, to resolve legal action alleging it breached its workplace obligations when it suspended him over bullying complaints. The university dropped its disciplinary proceedings against Keyzer, with no adverse findings being made.
Two female academics who made complaints of bullying against the head of La Trobe University's law school and were named in his legal action against the university over his subsequent suspension have lost a bid to keep their identities under wraps.
The defamation case of sacked CEO of Sydney's City of Parramatta Council against Fairfax Media is "susceptible to settlement", a judge said Wedneday as he flagged the prospect of sending the case to mediation for a second time.
A judge has allowed the filing of a last-minute affidavit by the general manager of waste disposal company Aussie Skips in a case brought by a local Sydney council, after lawyers for the company initially tried to spare the "very emotional" boss a cross examination.
La Trobe University has retained big six law firm Clayton Utz to represent it in legal action brought by the head of its law school after he was suspended over complaints of bullying by two other professors, who have asked the court for suppression orders in the case.
A judge has told off the Fair Work Ombudsman for seeking penalties of up to $94,000 in a case alleging Norwegian shipping company Transpetrol underpaid seafarers more than $255,000 in wages, saying she "overreacted".
A judge applied the "wrong test" when he considered the reputation of a trade mark in an infringement case alleging the marks of rival meat processors were deceptively similar, a Full Federal Court has found.
The High Court has rejected a failed auto repair franchiser's bid to appeal a ruling dismissing its case against Holding Redlich alleging the law firm was negligent in preparing franchisee agreements.
A trade mark's reputation is beside the point in an infringement claim alleging deceptive similarity, the Full Federal Court heard Monday in an appeal of a case involving two of Australia's biggest meat processing and distribution companies.