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Sydney University ordered to reinstate lecturer sacked over swastika slide
The University of Sydney has been ordered to reinstate a lecturer the court found was unlawfully dismissed over a slide of a Nazi swastika superimposed on the Israeli flag, but the order is stayed pending the school's appeal.
Law firm loses appeal in pay feud with high fee earner
A Melbourne law firm has lost its appeal of a $184,000 judgment in favour of a former junior lawyer who earned hundreds of thousands of dollars per year under a lucrative pay structure.
Dentons adds top barrister to dispute resolution team
Dentons has welcomed former barrister and NSW Industrial Relations commissioner Jane Seymour to its dispute resolution team in Sydney.
‘Absurd and unworkable’: Lendlease pans ex-Greenwoods partner’s argument in tax dodge case
A sacked Greenwoods & Herbert Smith Freehills partner seeking $13 million in compensation from his former firm and Lendlease has been criticised for claiming that whistleblower protections introduced in 2019 “wouldn’t make sense” if they did not apply retroactively.
Union test case alleges John Holland blocked silica dust testing efforts
The Australian Workers’ Union is targeting John Holland in a new test case alleging the construction giant prevented union officials from testing the levels of dangerous silica dust at its WestConnex tunnel project in Sydney.
DRA Global can’t suppress ‘scandalous’ details from ex-CEO’s $9M lawsuit
DRA Global has failed to keep under wraps passages from its former CEO's lawsuit which the engineering firm argued would cause “serious reputational and commercial harm” if published.
NAB flags attack on landmark union case alleging ‘systemic, deliberate understaffing’
The National Australia Bank has flagged a potential strike-out bid against a landmark case by the Finance Sector Union alleging bank managers were required to work unreasonable unpaid hours for years. 
HFW recruits leading IR lawyer to bolster employment practice
International law firm HFW is expanding its Australian employment practice, hiring leading industrial relations, safety and employment law solicitor Simon Billing in Perth.
Tech exec subjected to DXC’s ‘unreasonable’ 7-year restraint clause wins appeal
An appeals court has found a seven-year non-competition clause in US tech giant DXC Eclipse's agreement with the former director of Melbourne software firm Sable37, which it acquired in 2018, was unreasonable.
Directed Electronics wins $3.27M in Hanhwa trade secrets case, with damages still to come
Automotive electronics company Directed Electronics is set to claw back $3.27 million in commission payments made to a former manager through a secret side agreement with South Korean giant Hanhwa, with a ruling on damages still to come in the five-year case.