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The Fair Work Commission has found a childcare worker’s dismissal from a Goodstart Early Learning centre for refusing to take a mandatory influenza vaccine was not harsh, unjust or unreasonable.
DLA Piper picks up IP partner from MinterEllison
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DLA Piper has snagged a leading technology partner from rival MinterEllison to join its intellectual property and technology practice.
Arnott’s asks court to nuke Goodman Fielder’s ‘Plantry’ frozen foods trade mark
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Food giants Arnott’s and Campbells have hit back in an infringement case over their ‘Plantly’ trade mark, filing a cross-claim that seeks to cancel rival Goodman Fielder’s ‘Plantry’ mark.
Creditors of LGL Commodities may have case against lawyers, judge says
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Creditors of LGL Commodities might have a right of action against solicitors for the company’s liquidators for failing to comply with court orders and omitting evidence in a case against a former director, a judge has ruled.
Settlement reached in former real estate partner’s feud with Piper Alderman
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Piper Alderman has settled a dispute with a former partner who claimed the law firm discriminated against her when she was ousted from the partnership.
Car dealers slap General Motors with class action for retiring Holden brand
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A group of car dealers has hit a unit of car giant General Motors with a class action for allegedly breaching its contract by retiring the Holden brand in Australia last year.
Lawyer wins costs despite rejecting $120,000 settlement offer in defamation case
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News Corp and journalist Annette Sharp will have to pay the legal costs of Sydney lawyer Christopher Murphy who won a $110,000 judgment in his defamation case against the publisher, despite the lawyer rejecting an $120,000 offer to settle the case.
Allens’ handling of sexual harassment complaint may have violated WHS Act: report
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Allens’ response to a complaint of sexual harassment in the firm’s Brisbane office five years ago may have breached the federal Work Health and Safety Act, a new report has suggested.
Report flags ‘alarming’ incidence of sexual harassment in SA legal profession
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Sexual harassment is alarmingly common throughout the legal profession in South Australia, according to a new report that details an assault by a former judge and harassing texts from a magistrate who told a lawyer while presiding over a case that he imagined her “kneeling between his legs at the bench”.
The Athlete’s Foot hit with lawsuit over alleged sexual assault
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A former employee of The Athlete’s Foot has sued the sports footwear chain over an alleged sexual assault which she claims took place after a work-related event, saying the alleged perpetrator threatened her for complaining to the national manager, who dismissed her allegations.