Timing of law firm email in union merger battle suggests ‘collusion’, judge says

Employment 2018-07-31 11:19 pm By Miklos Bolza | Sydney

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The timing of an email from a Herbert Smith Freehills solicitor alerting the Fair Work Commission to union contempt proceedings, which the firm argued early this year was grounds for halting the amalgamation of the CFMEU with two other unions, points to ‘a high level of collusion’ to block the merger, a judge said Tuesday.

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