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Chatime boss liable for underpayments despite ignorance of unlawful activity, court says
Dilan Mahendra 2023-08-16 9:19 pm By Christine Caulfield

A court has found the managing director of teahouse franchise Chatime liable for the underpayment of staff, despite accepting that he believed the company’s wage system was not unlawful.

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Law firm can’t stop solicitor from opening rival practice within 50km
Business of Law 2023-06-09 2:33 pm By Sam Matthews

A regional law firm has lost its bid to bar a former employee from opening a rival practice within a 50 kilometre radius of its offices while its case is ongoing, with a judge saying the case raised a “real issue” of reasonableness, especially in light of a lawyer shortage in the town.

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Ex-Norton Rose manager drops appeal against managers in bullying case
Appeals 2023-01-24 1:17 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

A former Norton Rose Fulbright digital marketing manager has dropped her appeal of dismissed claims against two of the firm’s human resources managers in a case alleging she was fired after she complained of bullying and sex discrimination by her supervisor. 

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Hillsong Church denies wrongdoing in whistleblower lawsuit
Clyde & Co. 2022-10-18 3:57 pm By Cindy Cameronne

Hillsong Church has denied whistleblower allegations of extensive financial misconduct, claiming an employee was “not correct” to accuse the megachurch of funnelling donations through US bank accounts to skirt Australian charity regulations.

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Hillsong ordered to file overdue defence in whistleblower suit alleging financial misconduct
Clyde & Co. 2022-10-13 2:42 pm By Sam Matthews

A judge has ordered Hillsong to file its defence to a lawsuit alleging extensive financial misconduct by the megachurch, including that it funnelled donations through US bank accounts to skirt Australian charity regulations.

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Ex-Norton Rose manager appeals loss in bullying case
Appeals 2022-07-08 11:05 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

A former Norton Rose Fulbright digital marketing manager is trying to revive her allegations that the firm fired her after she complained of bullying and sex discrimination by her supervisor.

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Norton Rose Fulbright prevails in bullying case by ex-marketing manager
Employment 2022-06-09 10:35 pm By Christine Caulfield

Law firm Norton Rose Fulbright has won the dismissal of a case brought by a former digital marketing manager who claims she was fired two months after making an internal complaint of bullying and sex discrimination by her supervisor.

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

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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Ex-PwC director resolves lawsuit over termination by DocuSign
Ashurst 2021-06-11 9:48 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Former PricewaterhouseCoopers director Jennifer Whittaker has resolved her lawsuit with the accounting giant on the eve of trial, leaving questions about the validity of termination notices by DocuSign for a future case.

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Deloitte can’t shield retirement talk docs in $3.8M age discrimination suit
Accounting 2021-04-27 1:12 pm By Cindy Cameronne

Deloitte has failed to set aside a request for documents recording talks with partners about retirement after they turned 62, in a closely watched age discrimination lawsuit challenging the accounting firm’s mandatory retirement policy.

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