A contradictor appointed in two class actions against 7-Eleven will argue before the Full Federal Court that the court has power both in equity and under the Federal Court of Australia Act to make common fund orders in class actions on settlement or judgment.
A history of serial offending by the CFMEU could be factored into a court’s finding on the gravity of later breaches of the Fair Work Act, but not to the extent that the union pays a disproportionate penalty, the Full Federal Court has found in a significant ruling that settles conflicting case law.
Qantas Airways will challenge a court’s finding that it incorrectly applied the JobKeeper scheme and underpaid its staff.
Piper Alderman has struck back at a sex discrimination lawsuit brought by a former administrative assistant, admitting that while a law firm partner did tell her to “go spend time with your kids” following a meeting in which she was made redundant, the comment had been taken out of context.
A former associate director of a Melbourne law firm that allegedly sacked him after he complained of workplace “sniping” has resolved his unfair dismissal lawsuit.
AMP has settled legal proceedings brought by a former general counsel who claims she was sacked from the wealth management firm after raising concerns about its fees for no services conduct.
Qantas has praised a Federal Court judgment ruling that the airline had no “genuine choice” other than standing down its workers during the COVID-19 pandemic, saying the judgment was a “victory for common sense”.
Engineering company Howden Australia can view the laptop and other electronic devices of an employee accused of stealing confidential information, after a judge found there was evidence suggesting the worker had not been “entirely truthful” with the court.
Australian software company TechnologyOne has been ordered to pay one of its former high-earning executives $5.2 million after a court found he was unfairly terminated for making complaints about workplace bullying.
Former Macquarie Bank financial advisers who claimed their commission pay structure left them shortchanged have won their case for back pay for annual and personal leave, in the first decision in a group of cases against the wealth manager.