Seven has gone on the offensive in a lawsuit by former Spotlight producer Taylor Auerbach that alleges the broadcaster breached a settlement deed and defamed him, arguing it was Auerbach who broke the terms of their agreement.
Lander & Rogers has settled a lawsuit by a former practice group manager alleging the firm engaged in a dodgy invoicing scheme and took adverse action against him after he began using a wheelchair.
A criminal defence lawyer sexually harassed a female paralegal who worked at his Fremantle firm, according to a suit that details a series of alleged incidents, including a request that she wear his wife’s court robes.
Two Nine in-house lawyers, as well as senior editors and journalists, are facing a contempt of court bid by individuals who are the subject of a suppression order in journalist Antoinette Lattouf’s unfair dismissal case against the ABC.
In new allegations, a former Super Retail Group exec claims she and a fellow whistleblower were threatened by CEO Anthony Heraghty at a mediation and that the company appointed a conflicted law firm to investigate her complaints.
Western Australian senator Linda Reynolds has filed a lawsuit against the federal government and HWL Ebsworth over a $2.4 million settlement with former Liberal staffer Brittany Higgins.
WiseTech Global’s embattled founder Richard White and his wife, Zena Nasser, have resolved a lawsuit by a former employee of White’s private investment company, Realwise Management.
A judge has urged Netflix and a manager who alleges she was booted from her role while on parental leave to continue talks to resolve their dispute following a failed mediation.
A judge has approved a $180 million settlement in a stolen wages class action but has criticised the plaintiff’s law firm for the costs incurred in the case and raised doubts about the value of litigation funding.
Former CFMEU Victorian branch boss John Setka has defaulted on a deadline to file a defence in a case over alleged attempts to have the AFL sack its head of umpires, who previously led the construction watchdog.