Today there has been a development you wonโt have to attend a shock jockโs wedding on the taxpayer dollar to find out about.
Today, the figure the Fair Work Commission is disputing seems to have dropped even further โ much further, in fact.
The Fair Work Commission has today requested in court to settle the case through a mediator in a bid to reach a confidential agreement between themselves and Thomson.
Thomson has welcomed this proposal, which will no doubt be of considerable relief to him financially, as the cost of the constant travelling and legal representation to defend himself has been an anchor around his neck.
It is important to note that this request to settle though a mediator was made by the Fair Work Commission and not by Craig Thomson, which is a clear indication about which of the parties has the weaker case.
Once an agreement is reached โ if it is reached โ the civil case against Craig Thomson will cease.
This is also an indication of how much weight any evidence against Thomson in his criminal case must carry, considering it is primarily based on the Fair Work Commissionโs reports and investigation and itโs now even more questionable findings.
The matter is likely to settle before a mediator in Federal Court sometime after 21 October โ most likely early next year.
It will be interesting to see how the main stream media report this development โ or even if they bother reporting it at all.
Thomsonโs solicitor Chris McArdle had this to say on the development when I spoke to him today;
โIt is a reality that over 90% of cases settle and, had this not been such a high profile case, it would have settled long ago. We support the move to refer to mediation as we are confident the matter can be settled quickly through a mediator.โ
http://www.independentaustralia.net/2013/politics/jacksonville-60-fair-work-commission-case-against-...
