‘No justice’ in firing staff for having criminal records

Workers have reported feeling “double punished” in a legal study that has called for stronger protections against...

15 May 2025

By Naomi Neilson

Solicitor brings fight against employer years after her termination

A solicitor terminated from her position at an immigration detention centre based in Sydney’s west has brought an...

14 April 2025

By Naomi Neilson

ABC’s counsel grills Lattouf on social media use

In a line of questioning that saw him “chastised” by the judge, counsel for the national broadcaster questioned...

04 February 2025

By Naomi Neilson

High Court rules that ‘sham’ terminations can cause psychiatric injury, overturning century-old law

A precedent set by a 1909 English case has been overturned by the High Court of Australia in a landmark workers’...

11 December 2024

By Jerome Doraisamy

Clifford Chance fires partner following ‘serious misconduct’ allegations

Global law firm Clifford Chance has terminated one of its Perth-based partners following an internal investigation into...

02 July 2024

By Jerome Doraisamy

‘Frivolous and vexatious’ gender discrimination claim against boutique dismissed

A solicitor has unsuccessfully sued a Sydney boutique firm after he claimed he was discriminated against because of his...

15 May 2023

By Lauren Croft

Whistleblower defence dismissal ‘major blow for Australian democracy’

The Attorney-General has been urged to discontinue the prosecution of Tax Office whistleblower Richard Boyle and fix...

28 March 2023

By Lauren Croft

$600k claim against magistrates dismissed

An application for leave to issue a claim and statement of claim for $600,000 against three magistrates and one judge,...

24 January 2023

By Lauren Croft