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Lawyer John Atanaskovic, the founded of Sydney firm Atanaskovic Hartnell, could come across as "rude" but he was other times a "model of civility and subordinance", former equity partner Tony Hartnell has told a court during trial in a case by a former general manager alleging bullying and breach of contract.
The number of female barristers being briefed is climbing but they continue to be paid significantly less than their male counterparts, a new report by Australia's peak legal body has revealed.
Three former Macquarie Bank financial advisors who claim the bank underpaid them have successfully appealed a decision ordering them to hand over personal tax assessments, with an appeals court finding that the most the bank could make of the documents was to “inflict a degree of embarrassment” on its ex-employees.
Commonwealth Bank of Australia has resolved a lawsuit brought by a former general manager alleging he lost his job for blowing the whistle on a system allegedly used by staff to inflate their bonuses.
A former general manager suing law firm Atanaskovic Hartnell has amended her pleadings as trial in her case resumes Friday, expanding her claims and including details of an email in which the firm's managing partner allegedly slammed her practice of billing clients on a "menstrual based cycle".
A public sector lawyer has failed to persuade the Fair Work Commission that he was eligible for progression pay rises despite his suspension for alleged misconduct that included repeatedly requesting that a colleague accept his friendship request on Facebook.
A landmark judgment by the Full Federal Court has found that a full bench of the Fair Work Commission "misconstrued" its own authority to make general protections findings about the dismissal of employees.
International law firm Seyfarth Shaw has snagged a leading workplace health and safety partner from Sparke Helmore to expand its Melbourne team.
A subsidiary of workforce management company Tandem, which contracts with Telstra and Optus, has foreshadowed future cross-claims against group members who claim they were misclassified as contractors and denied employment benefits.
Game show host and news presenter Simon Reeve is suing the Seven Network for breach of contract, seeking compensation and pecuniary penalties after his sudden dismissal in June during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic.