Australia, Aug. 2 -- New South Wales Land and Environment Court issued text of the following judgement on July 1:
1. HIS HONOUR: Between 8 June 2023 and 8 August 2024, there was a mass departure of 36 personnel from the Australian professional services partnership conducted by the plaintiffs (EY), 6 of whom were partners including the second-sixth defendants (individual defendants), with all being employed by the first defendant (A&M), a global competitor of EY that had announced intention to operate in Australia from late October 2022.
2. The remaining partners of EY were, in the circumstances outlined below, not happy about the departure both in terms of loss of personnel and potential loss of clients. They contend that the individual d...