Posts tagged "court"

A Ballarat accounting firm, one of its directors, and an associated business have been ordered to pay $26 million in damages to former accounting clients after pursuing a business opportunity under consideration by those same clients.

The Big Four banks are ramping up their court activity against small businesses as interest rates continue to rise, with legal actions firmly at pre-pandemic levels in October.

The number of court actions filed by the ATO has surged above pre-COVID levels, new figures show, as turnaround professionals urge small businesses to grasp the "last olive branch" extended to firms with outstanding debts.

Small businesses owners have been advised to keep an eye on their online reviews, after a high-profile defamation suit between Gold Coast surgeons resulted in a $450,000 payout.

Can shareholder agreement restraints, such as non-compete obligations, undertakings not to poach and trademark guidelines, be enforced?

The Federal Court recently handed down a decision that is likely to have significant impacts on the accrual and taking of personal/carer’s leave.

Big business wage thieves will be subject to court-enforceable undertakings to prove they've got their house in order, the fair work ombudsman said.

A labour-hire worker successfully established that a host employer’s negligence caused him to sustain an injury to his left knee.

High profile cases involving Guzman Y Gomez and Godfreys have raised new concern about the state of enterprise bargaining in Australia.

A Perth-based restaurant has been taken to court by the fair work ombudsman over allegations that it discriminated against a pregnant worker.

A court has found that the Fair Work Ombudsman caused harm to a business by presenting allegations as facts in a 2017 press release.

A former manager at South Australia’s Department of Premier and Cabinet has faced court this week over allegations she secured a $245,000 sa…