Seven legal proceedings against Ten dismissed
Seven’s legal proceedings made against Ten over the appointment of James Warburton have been dismissed.
The court has ordered Seven to pay Ten’s legal costs, and Warburton is set to start work for Ten on July 14th this year – not 14th October 2012, the date Seven had been pushing for on the grounds that there were post-employment constraints on Warburton’s contract.
Warburton, who was Seven’s chief sales and digital officer of Seven Media Group since July 2008, is now counter-suing his former employer, seeking damages.
James Warburton’s former boss David Leckie, the CEO of Seven, is expected to enter the witness box next week.
In a statement, Ten claimed: “The Supreme Court’s action today [April 1] vindicates Ten Holdings’ view that it had acted properly at all times and regarded the commencement of these proceedings by Seven as being without any foundation.”
Another example where the only winners are the lawyers.
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So will Seven be Yield managing next week to cover the legal costs?
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Stokes never wins a lawsuit!
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April Fools?
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Just curious…Why is 7 plugging so many former Neighbours stars on their morning shows and other shows? Like Delta,Natalie Imbruglia, Nat Bass,Kylie Minogue?
Do they have a secret deal with ten?
Shouldn’t they be more interested of their own network stars?
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Good for him! I am glad to see the corporations get reigned in on this.. if they didn’t want him leaving they should have renewed his contract, and since they didn’t they need to back off.
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@confused.com None of those people are TEN stars and haven’t been for many years. Natalie Imbruglia and Nat Bass are now in fact 7 stars.
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7 love a bit of court action.
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