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Appeal fails in case accusing pharma CEO of assaulting staff with syringe
A former CEO of a global pharmaceutical company has lost his appeal of a ruling throwing out a lawsuit he brought against his former employer after he was terminated in the wake of accusations that he harassed staff and using a syringe to stab multiple employees.
Law firm fights ruling in pay feud with its most successful fee earner
A Melbourne law firm is appealing a ruling that it owes more than $184,000 to a former junior lawyer who earned hundreds of thousands of dollars per year under a lucrative pay structure.
Developer dad who took parental leave accuses Apple of sex discrimination
A software engineer who was sacked from Apple after criticism that he was "clowning around" has accused the technology giant of discriminating against him for taking leave to care for his family.
Lawyer must pay costs for appeal that should never have been filed, Full Court says
An employment solicitor representing a sacked Jetstar pilot must pay the airline's legal costs in defending an appeal application "that ought never to have been made", an appeals court has found.
HWL Ebsworth forced to hand over client file notes to ANZ whistleblower
HWL Ebsworth has been ordered to hand over file notes to a former client and whistleblower suing ANZ for unfair dismissal, with a judge rejecting the law firm's argument that the notes were created solely for the benefit of the junior solicitor taking them.
Car repair company AMA drags former CEO to court over $2.4M in expenses
AMA Group is suing former CEO Andrew Hopkins for $2.4 million he allegedly owes in unauthorised expenses and repayments on an outstanding loan
Piper Alderman resolves sex discrimination case by administrative assistant
Piper Alderman has resolved a sex discrimination case brought by a former administrative assistant who claimed she was terminated for taking parental leave and told to "go spend time with your kids".
Australia Post says settlement demands by Christine Holgate should be made public
Just hours before her deadline, Australia Post's board said Wednesday it would enter talks with ex-CEO Christine Holgate, but has asked that her demands be made public.
Judge Salvatore Vasta accused of abuse of power in second lawsuit by jailed litigant
The owner of a Cairns tour company sentenced to 12 months' jail for contempt of court by Federal Circuit Court judge Salvatore Vasta is seeking $2 million in damages in a lawsuit against the judge.
Ex-Australia Post boss Christine Holgate threatens to sue Morrison government
The former CEO of Australia Post has threatened to bring legal action over her departure if the Morrison government fails to enter mediation in the next two days.