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An ATO employee who claimed he was bullied after criticising the regulator’s data management practices in a LinkedIn comment resigned of his own accord, the Fair Work Commission has found.
Silk appointments in NSW move the needle, slightly, on gender parity
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In a push toward gender parity, more than 30 per cent of the latest silks appointed in NSW are women, a percentage that mirrors the representation of women at the Bar.
Keystone receivers win freezing order extension against developer
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Court-appointed receivers of investment firm Keystone have won an extension to a freezing order against a Melbourne developer who is suspected of receiving $160 million in investor funds.
Holding Redlich loses employment trio to Dentons
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Dentons’ Brisbane office has lured a partner and two special counsel from Holding Redlich to bolster its employment and safety team.
Flex commissions class action against ANZ settles for $85M
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A class action against ANZ over alleged predatory lending practices has settled for $85 million, while two related cases against Westpac and Macquarie are set to go to trial this month.
Fortescue scores win against start-up accused of ‘industrial scale’ misuse
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Fortescue has defeated a bid by its former CFO’s green iron start-up to set aside search orders that were said to have been secured “off the back of egregious material non-disclosure”.
Class action adversaries on same side in High Court’s class closure case
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The applicants in a class action against Lendlease have found common ground with the construction giant in High Court submissions, both arguing for power to make class closure orders.
Ex-EY partner accused of taking $700K in secret commissions won’t ‘show hand’
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A former EY partner accused of pocketing $700,000 in secret commissions as part of a tax loss scheme has invoked privilege against exposure to penalty in a client’s suit.
Trial against Blockchain Global deferred to allow CEO to be joined
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A lawsuit by former Blockchain Global employees against the defunct cryptocurrency exchange has been stalled to allow CEO Sam Lee to be joined to the case.
X loses challenge to notice from e-Safety Commissioner
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A judge has thrown out X’s challenge to a compliance notice issued by the eSafety Commissioner to its corporate predecessor Twitter over child sexual abuse monitoring on its platform.