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Former Noumi GC drops unfair dismissal lawsuit
Andrew Gotting 2022-05-25 1:57 pm By Cindy Cameronne

Former secretary and general counsel for Noumi, formerly known as Freedom Foods, has dropped her unfair dismissal lawsuit after the maker of the popular Vitalife and MilkLab products tossed claims accusing her of serious misconduct. 

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Noumi drops serious misconduct claims against former GC
Andrew Gotting 2022-05-23 9:14 pm By Cindy Cameronne

Noumi, the company formerly known as Freedom Foods, has dropped defence claims that it was entitled to sack its former secretary and group general counsel for serious misconduct.

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‘Dictates of conscience’ do not override need for COVID-19 vaccine, court says
Coronavirus 2021-11-10 5:28 pm By Bianca Hrovat

A court has struck down the third wave of challenges to the New South Wales public health orders mandating COVID-19 vaccinations for health workers, ruling the “dictates” of a person’s conscience do not relieve them of compliance with the orders.

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Ex-Freedom Foods GC strikes back at serious misconduct claims
Andrew Gotting 2021-02-10 6:37 pm By Spencer Fowler Steen

A former Freedom Foods group general counsel is seeking aggravated damages from the food and beverage manufacturer for claiming in court filings that she was fired for serious misconduct.

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Freedom Foods says it was entitled to sack former GC for ‘serious misconduct’
Andrew Gotting 2021-01-19 3:53 pm By Christine Caulfield

Troubled food and beverage manufacturer Freedom Foods has denied a former company secretary and group general counsel was protected by whistleblower laws, claiming it was entitled to fire her for “serious misconduct”.

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Slater and Gordon takes injury lawyer to court over client poaching claims
Arnold Bloch Leibler 2020-08-31 10:43 pm By Christine Caulfield

Slater and Gordon has brought proceedings against a sacked principal lawyer who led the firm’s largest practice in its Penrith, NSW office, seeking injunctions to prevent her from poaching clients allegedly worth over $1.3 million in billing revenue.

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