An application by the respondent to strike out paragraphs of the statement of claim alleging the respondent employer contravened s.340 of the Fair Work Act 2009 (Cth) by failing to renew a fixed-term contract. The matter arose from allegations made by a former employee that the employer misrepresented the terms…
11-10-19 / Damian Clothier KC, Kristi Riedel, Michael Trim — Competition & Consumer, Contract, Employment & Industrial
The plaintiff’s principal claim against their former employer was for damages for the wrongful purported termination of their employment in 2015. The plaintiff had been the defendant company's chief executive officer since 2001. The respondent purported to terminate the plaintiff's employment for breach of its share trading policy for its…
Proposed transfer of proceedings from Sydney to Perth. Kristi Riedel appeared for the Applicant, instructed by Patron Legal. A copy of the judgment can be found here: Crawford v MAS Australasia Pty Ltd 2018 FCCA 850
