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AMP ‘ruining a lot of people’s Christmases’ in $35.5M poaching dispute, court told
AMP 2020-12-22 4:12 pm By Spencer Fowler Steen

A judge has blasted AMP for dragging a fight over documents to court this close to Christmas, after software company DST Bluedoor revealed it is seeking $35.5 million in loss and damages against the financial services firm for allegedly inducing 11 employees to jump ship after licensing its online advisor platform.

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Class action accuses NSW Health of underpaying 10,000 junior doctors
Class Actions 2020-12-21 9:20 pm By Spencer Fowler Steen

Two law firms have launched a class action against NSW Health on behalf of over 10,000 junior doctors for its alleged failure to pay overtime hours.

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Amazon discriminated against pregnant job applicant, lawsuit claims
Amazon 2020-12-18 3:11 pm By Spencer Fowler Steen

A job applicant has taken e-commerce giant Amazon to court for allegedly violating the Fair Work Act by refusing to give her a job because was pregnant.

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Qantas did not misuse Jobkeeper, appeals court finds
Ashurst 2020-12-17 9:30 pm By Christine Caulfield

The terms of the Fair Work Act do not guarantee employees of Qantas or potentially any workers in Australia the right to entitlements such as annual leave for work done while receiving JobKeeper payments, the Full Federal Court has ruled.

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ABC hit with lawsuit for requiring make-up artist to wear a mask
ABC 2020-12-16 5:41 pm By Miklos Bolza

A make-up artist has launched a Fair Work case against the ABC alleging she lost her shifts after refusing to wear a mask in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Patent attorneys lured lucrative US law firm clients from IP boutique, new suit claims
Bennett & Philp Lawyers 2020-12-16 2:38 pm By Christine Caulfield

Two patent attorneys who resigned from Pizzeys Patent and Trade Mark Attorneys to launch a competing business performed work for clients of the boutique IP firm a year after they jumped ship, in breach of their employment contracts, a lawsuit claims.

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Norton Rose hit with indemnity costs after ‘fatal misjudgment’ in dispute with ex-partner
Ashley Cameron 2020-12-15 5:37 pm By Miklos Bolza

Norton Rose Fulbright has been hit with indemnity costs in a long-running case brought by a former partner, with a judge finding the law firm persisted with its “continued maintenance of groundless denials” in the lead-up to a $160,000 judgment against it.

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Partner won’t seek to resurrect Rio Tinto claims in Deloitte age discrimination case
Accounting 2020-12-15 2:30 pm By Miklos Bolza

A partner bringing a $3.8 million age discrimination lawsuit against Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu will not seek to replead claims struck out earlier this month that the accounting giant made misrepresentations to Rio Tinto.

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Whistleblower laws don’t apply retrospectively, judge says in ANZ bank trader’s case
ANZ 2020-12-11 5:50 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

A judge has thrown out the portion of a lawsuit brought by an ANZ trader who was sacked in 2015 that was brought under enhanced whistleblower protections that took effect in 2019, saying the civil remedy provisions do not apply retrospectively.

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Spotless on the hook for redundancy entitlements after High Court declines special leave
Appeals 2020-12-11 2:26 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

The High Court will not hear cleaning services giant Spotless Group’s challenge to a ruling that found it must pay redundancy entitlements to a group of workers it sacked.

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