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State Street appeals loss to Maurice Blackburn in Fearless Girl dispute
Appeals 2021-06-28 11:59 am By Cat Fredenburgh Melbourne

US financial services giant State Street has appealed its loss in a lawsuit brought against Maurice Blackburn over the law firm’s use of a replica of the famous Fearless Girl statue.

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Christian Porter appeals removal of silk from defamation case against ABC
Appeals 2021-06-25 5:29 pm By Cat Fredenburgh Melbourne

Christian Porter has appealed a ruling that barred silk Sue Chrysanthou from representing him in his now-settled defamation lawsuit against the ABC over its coverage of historical rape allegations.

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Law firms send Sydney lawyers home as mask mandate takes effect
Allens 2021-06-24 10:59 pm By Cat Fredenburgh Melbourne

Law firms are ordering staff in their Sydney offices to work from home if possible and avoid face-to-face meetings as the state’s new rules requiring masks at all indoor workplaces takes effect.

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Deloitte settles partner’s age discrimination lawsuit
Accounting 2021-06-24 5:13 pm By Cat Fredenburgh Melbourne

Deloitte has agreed to settle a $3.8 million lawsuit brought by a partner that challenged the accounting firm’s mandatory retirement policy.

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Sydney office of Nuix raided by AFP, as class action firms circle
Banton Group 2021-06-24 1:22 pm By Cat Fredenburgh Melbourne

The Australian Federal Police executed a search warrant on the Sydney office of technology company Nuix, which is now facing the threat of at least three class actions over disclosures concerning its $2.9 billion float, one of which is now well advanced.

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Oracle settles with director who was told he had ‘zero EQ’ before sacking
Allens 2021-06-24 12:52 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Oracle has settled a lawsuit brought by a former account director who claimed he was fired for making complaints about one of his superiors who allegedly told him he had “zero EQ” and “an innate ability to annoy and anger people”.

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ATO challenges Shell victory over $2.2B deduction for WA gas exploration project
Alain Musikanth 2021-06-24 10:00 am By Cat Fredenburgh Melbourne

The ATO is challenging a judge’s decision to allow oil giant Shell Australia $2.2 billion in deductions for the cost of certain exploration activities conducted under an acquisition that increased its stake in Woodside Energy’s Browse Basin gas exploration joint venture project.

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Intellectual freedom a ‘foundational’ principle, sacked climate skeptic professor tells High Court
Clayton Utz 2021-06-23 11:45 pm By Cat Fredenburgh Melbourne

Sacked climate skeptic professor Peter Ridd brought his case challenging his dismissal by James Cook University to the High Court on Wednesday, with a lawyer for Ridd telling the justices that his sacking was unlawful because intellectual freedom was a “foundational’ principle that could not be subordinated to the university’s code of conduct.

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Phi Finney McDonald director Odette McDonald harnesses the power of law
Class Actions 2021-06-23 10:48 pm By Cat Fredenburgh Melbourne

A part-time gig while at university provided the inspiration for Phi Finney McDonald director Odette McDonald’s impressive career, marked by groundbreaking cases and big wins for mum and dad investors in class actions. 

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Vic hospital operator points finger at junior doctors in underpayments class action
Class Actions 2021-06-22 4:25 pm By Cat Fredenburgh Melbourne

Victorian public healthcare provider Peninsula Health has hit back at an underpayments class action brought by junior doctors, saying it was up to them to seek authorisation and payment for any overtime hours worked.

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