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Negligence

Pratt v Ditton

Employer negligence claim over a steel-beam crush injury succeeded. The Court found a breach of duty, no contributory negligence, and awarded $1,030,742.67.

  • Employer duty of care
  • Crush injury
  • Breach of duty
  • Causation
  • Contributory negligence
  • Assessment of damages
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Employment law

Doherty v Secretary, Department of Education

The Commission vacated a May 2025 hearing and relisted the matter for leave to appeal in June, granting more time to a self-represented appellant despite prejudice to the respondent.

  • Adjournment
  • Case management
  • Self-represented litigant
  • Leave to appeal
  • Fresh evidence
  • Case-management
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Human rights

Madukolu v Care Metaz Global Pty Ltd

Madukolu v Care Metaz Global Pty Ltd [2025] NSWCATAD 58

The Tribunal dismissed an employment discrimination complaint alleging race discrimination, pregnancy discrimination, and victimisation under the Anti-Discrimination Act 1977.

  • Race discrimination
  • Pregnancy discrimination
  • Victimisation
  • Employment termination
  • Direct discrimination
  • Race-discrimination
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Employment law

Edwards v Golden Cockerel Pty Ltd

Edwards v Golden Cockerel Pty Ltd [2025] FCA 152

The Federal Court dismissed Ms Edwards’ Fair Work claims, held Golden Cockerel had no case to answer, and struck out the amended statement of claim.

  • Fair work act s 340
  • Fair work act s 351
  • Strike out pleadings
  • No case to answer
  • Covid-19 vaccination policy
  • Religious discrimination
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Employment law

McGrory v Horizon One Recruitment Pty Ltd (No 2)

McGrory v Horizon One Recruitment Pty Ltd (No 2) [2025] FCA 153

The Federal Court entered summary judgment for Horizon One, struck out Dr McGrory’s statement of claim, and ordered costs after finding no viable claim was pleaded.

  • Summary judgment
  • Strike out of pleadings
  • Costs under fair work act
  • Adverse action
  • Coercion
  • Discrimination
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Industrial law

Jolly v Sharma

Jolly v Sharma [2025] FCAFC 20

The Full Court dismissed an appeal challenging Union rules as oppressive, unreasonable or unjust for not guaranteeing funding to a branch division.

  • Registered organisations
  • Union rules
  • Oppressive rules
  • Internal governance
  • Funding of union divisions
  • Registered-organisations
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Practice and procedure

Ascic v Australian Federal Police

Ascic v Australian Federal Police [2025] FCA 124

The Federal Court refused to summarily dismiss Marko Ascic’s claim for common law damages, finding limitation issues were not clear enough to end the case early.

  • Summary dismissal
  • Strike out applications
  • Extension of limitation periods
  • Common law damages
  • Personal injury (psychiatric injury)
  • Jurisdiction of federal court
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Equity

Cannon-Brookes Services Pty Ltd v Chiu

Cannon-Brookes Services Pty Ltd v Chiu [2025] NSWSC 104

The Supreme Court of NSW granted interim injunctions and ancillary disclosure orders to protect confidential information allegedly taken by a former employee.

  • Interlocutory injunctions
  • Mandatory injunctions
  • Confidential information
  • Employee duties post-employment
  • Case management orders
  • Interlocutory-injunctions
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Industrial law

Construction, Forestry and Maritime Employees Union v Sydney International Container Terminals Pty Ltd

Construction, Forestry and Maritime Employees Union v Sydney International Container Terminals Pty Ltd [2025] FCAFC 19

The Full Court dismissed the Union’s appeal, holding the enterprise agreement did not give employees an unconditional right to be paid after the annual-hours threshold during a refusal to work.

  • Enterprise agreement interpretation
  • Industrial action
  • Payment during strikes
  • Protected industrial action
  • Statutory construction
  • Enterprise-agreement-interpretation
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