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Employsure wins case against former employees who jumped ship to rival
Contracts 2021-10-29 10:05 pm By Bianca Hrovat Sydney

Workplace relations heavyweight Employsure has won its case against rival ELMO Software and two former employees who sought to jump ship to a competitor in breach of their employment contracts and fiduciary duties.

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Court says it does not have power to make declarations in COVID-19 vaccine challenge
Alexander Law 2021-10-28 3:38 pm By Bianca Hrovat Sydney

The Queensland Supreme Court has ruled it does not have the power to make declarations regarding the validity of COVID-19 vaccination mandates for Queensland health workers and police officers.

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Victorian Bar says claims of consultation over pandemic bill a ‘gross misrepresentation’
Coronavirus 2021-10-27 9:54 pm By Christine Caulfield Melbourne

The president of the peak body for barristers in Victorian has slammed the Andrews government’s proposed pandemic laws as “appalling”, and says claims that the bar association was consulted were not true.

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Injunction against Facebook doesn’t clash with competition watchdog’s orders, judge says
Competition & Consumer Protection 2021-10-27 5:04 pm By Bianca Hrovat Sydney

A court has shut down Facebook’s renewed push to cut off Melbourne-based content strategists Sked Social from posting on Instagram on behalf of its clients, with a judge saying the social media giant’s justification for varying the injunction order was “flimsy and possibly strategic”.

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Morgan Stanley’s negligence gave financial advisor PTSD, suit claims
Employment 2021-10-27 2:20 pm By Bianca Hrovat Sydney

A former Morgan Stanley financial adviser has launched a lawsuit against the investment banking giant, alleging its negligence led to psychological strain so severe it rendered her permanently unfit for her job.

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Ex-Caterpillar employee accused of taking ‘many thousands’ of confidential files
Contracts 2021-10-27 1:55 pm By Bianca Hrovat Sydney

Construction equipment giant Caterpillar has accused a former employee of flagrantly copying “many thousands” of confidential files before moving to a rival.

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NAB seeks urgent declaration following criminal wage theft case
Contracts 2021-10-26 4:38 pm By Bianca Hrovat Sydney

The National Australia Bank is seeking an urgent declaration regarding the interpretation of the Fair Work Act, four days after the Wage Inspectorate of Victoria accused it of failing to pay former employees their long service leave entitlements.

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ACCC wins first ever individual guilty plea in criminal cartel case
ACCC 2021-10-26 6:36 pm By Bianca Hrovat Sydney

The former export manager of pharmaceutical ingredient company Alkaloids of Australia has pleaded guilty to three counts of price-fixing, the first ever guilty plea by an individual to criminal cartel conduct.

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Tax commissioner defamed accountant Vanda Gould but has valid defence
ATO 2021-10-25 3:51 pm By Bianca Hrovat Sydney

Embattled Sydney accountant Vanda Gould has lost his defamation case against the Commissioner of Taxation, with a court finding Chris Jordan’s defamatory comments constituted a “robust”, but proportional, counter-attack to Gould’s public disparagement of the Australian Tax Office.

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Law firms need to do more to boost diversity in legal profession, NSW Law Society says
Business of Law 2021-10-22 9:47 pm By Cindy Cameronne Sydney

The NSW Law Society says law firms should consider equitable briefing and setting quotas to improve cultural diversity in the legal profession, saying more needs to be done to make the industry more inclusive.

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