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Owner of Sydney jewellery house told employee she had ‘bedroom eyes’, harassment suit says
The owner of a Sydney-based jewellery design house is facing a sexual harassment lawsuit by an employee who claims he gave her multiple diamond rings and necklaces, slapped her on the buttocks and made numerous unwelcome remarks about her body.
On The Run says class action law firm must remove surveys aimed at group members
Convenience store chain On The Run has filed a bid for law firm Adero Law to take down surveys published on its website allegedly aimed at collecting registration data from group members in an underpayment class action against the company.
Tandem enters administration, scuttling $400M sham contracting class action
A $400 million class action brought by Shine Lawyers against a major Telstra and Foxtel contractor will be stayed after the company was placed into administration three months out from trial.
Crown, James Packer liable for $326,000 Workcover payment to assaulted security guard, court told
Victoria's Workcover has sued Crown and its major shareholder James Packer to recoup the compensation insurance it paid to a security guard who was allegedly assaulted by Packer on New Year's Eve 2015.
Qantas workers lose bid for High Court hearing over use of JobKeeper subsidy
The High Court on Friday denied special leave to three unions representing Qantas workers that sought to challenge a Federal Court ruling for the airline in a dispute over the operation of last year's COVID-19 JobKeeper wage subsidy.
How Adero Law’s Rory Markham revived IR class actions
With roots in middle-class Canberra, Adero Law’s managing director Rory Markham takes pride in his role reinvigorating the industrial relations class action and putting pressure on companies to pay their staff on time and in full.
Deloitte settles partner’s age discrimination lawsuit
Deloitte has agreed to settle a $3.8 million lawsuit brought by a partner that challenged the accounting firm's mandatory retirement policy.
Oracle settles with director who was told he had ‘zero EQ’ before sacking
Oracle has settled a lawsuit brought by a former account director who claimed he was fired for making complaints about one of his superiors who allegedly told him he had "zero EQ" and "an innate ability to annoy and anger people".
Intellectual freedom a ‘foundational’ principle, sacked climate skeptic professor tells High Court
Sacked climate skeptic professor Peter Ridd brought his case challenging his dismissal by James Cook University to the High Court on Wednesday, with a lawyer for Ridd telling the justices that his sacking was unlawful because intellectual freedom was a "foundational' principle that could not be subordinated to the university's code of conduct.
Vic hospital operator points finger at junior doctors in underpayments class action
Victorian public healthcare provider Peninsula Health has hit back at an underpayments class action brought by junior doctors, saying it was up to them to seek authorisation and payment for any overtime hours worked.