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High Court to hear challenge to landmark ruling on casual workers’ rights
High Court 2020-11-26 1:39 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

The High Court has granted special leave to labour hire company WorkPac to challenge a Full Court judgment that granted entitlements to casual workers with […]

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Solicitor fined for ‘extravagant and intemperate attack’ on opposing counsel after 9-year legal battle
Business of Law 2020-11-26 1:05 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

The director of a Melbourne law firm has been reprimanded and fined $10,000 for sending two letters to opposing counsel accusing him of being dishonest, […]

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CFMEU liable for officers’ refusal to produce permits, Full Court holds
Employment 2020-11-25 6:58 pm By Spencer Fowler Steen

The Full Federal Court has upheld a ruling that the CFMEU was “knowingly concerned” in the refusal of union officers to produce entry permits at […]

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Tucker Cowen hit with unfair dismissal lawsuit by senior counsel
Employment 2020-11-25 2:16 pm By Miklos Bolza

Brisbane-based law firm Tucker Cowen and three of its principals are facing an unfair dismissal case by a former special counsel who exited the firm […]

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Former prosecutor in Victoria OPP’s sex offences unit loses appeal in PTSD case
Employment 2020-11-24 9:50 pm By Christine Caulfield

An appeals court has overturned a $435,000 win for solicitor Zagi Kozarov, a former prosecutor in the Victorian Office of Public Prosecutions specialist sexual offences […]

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Victoria’s casual sick leave plan cops backlash from federal AG, biz groups
Employment 2020-11-23 10:28 pm By Christine Caulfield

The Victorian government on Monday launched a pilot scheme to give casual and insecure workers up to five days’ sick and carer’s pay, but the […]

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Why law firms should think twice before representing themselves
Legal Ethics 2020-11-18 11:25 pm By Christine Caulfield

A finding this week that Norton Rose Fulbright intentionally misled a former lawyer in an employment dispute and abused the court’s processes threatens the legal […]

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FWC arbitration doesn’t doom union’s lawsuit against Airservices
Employment 2020-11-18 5:28 pm By Miklos Bolza

A court has ruled that an arbitration proceeding before the Fair Work Commission does not doom a Federal Court lawsuit brought by the civilian air […]

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Self-repped Qantas worker deserves ‘liberal and lenient’ treatment, judge says
Employment 2020-11-17 3:48 pm By Spencer Fowler Steen

A judge has declined to throw out a lawsuit brought against Qantas by a self-represented worker who was stood down, saying a “liberal and lenient” […]

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Thiess loses appeal in unpaid wages class action
Class Actions 2020-11-17 12:42 pm By Miklos Bolza

Mining services company Thiess has lost its challenge to a class action ruling which found the company had underpaid workers for time spent on the […]

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