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Lawyer loses sexual harassment appeal after urging court to just think of him as ‘Mr Darcy’
Employment 2020-07-27 11:07 pm By Christine Caulfield

A lawyer who argued his conduct towards a paralegal was not sexual harassment but a display of ardent affection akin to ‘Mr Darcy’ in ‘Pride […]

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Funder behind Fair Work class actions a ‘litigation bounty hunter’, Full Court hears
Employment 2020-07-27 9:13 pm By Miklos Bolza

Facing accusations of being a “litigation bounty hunter”, litigation funder Augusta Ventures has made its bid before the Full Federal Court to overturn a landmark […]

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WorkSafe investigating HWL Ebsworth after COVID-19 outbreak
COVID-19 2020-07-23 10:14 pm By Christine Caulfield

HWL Ebsworth, the law firm at the centre of a coronavirus outbreak, is facing an investigation by WorkSafe that could result in criminal charges for […]

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Finance experts recruited to advise ‘complex’ $17M tax fraud, police say
Tax 2020-07-22 9:04 pm By Alison Eveleigh

Federal police have charged 12 members of an alleged sophisticated criminal syndicate, including construction industry figure George Alex, which authorities say enlisted the help of […]

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Sham contracting class action against Appco close to settling, court told
Class Actions 2020-07-20 2:40 pm By Christine Caulfield

A ‘sham contracting’ class action against fundraiser Appco, said to be worth $90 million, could be settled in two weeks, the lawyer for the lead […]

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COVID-19 has led to 30 per cent spike in FWC cases, president says
Employment 2020-07-15 6:53 pm By Miklos Bolza

An increase in the number of unfair dismissal cases and the addition of JobKeeper disputes has seen the general caseload of the Fair Work Commission […]

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ASIC declined to take action on class action funding arrangement, inquiry told
Class Actions 2020-07-15 6:50 pm By Alison Eveleigh

The corporate watchdog would not take action on funding terms in a Fair Work class action brought by Adero Law, after receiving a complaint of […]

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Victorian courts to review sexual harassment policies
Employment 2020-07-13 10:00 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

The Victoria state government has launched reviews into the sexual harassment policies of its courts and tribunals and the law firms that provide services to […]

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Costs orders should be the exception in funded Fair Work cases, judge says
Employment 2020-07-09 11:01 pm By Alison Eveleigh

The parties in a ‘sham’ contracting class action brought on behalf of telecommunications workers have both lost bids to recover interlocutory costs, with a judge […]

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Judge says FWC can hear dispute over stood down Qantas, Jetstar engineers
Employment 2020-07-09 8:35 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

The workplace umpire has jurisdiction to hear a case against Qantas and its budget subsidiary Jetstar brought by the union for licenced aircraft maintenance engineers […]

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