Folau case set for trial in early 2020

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Israel Folau is fighting the termination of his contract in May after he posted a meme on social media that said hell awaited 'drunks, homosexuals, adulterers' and other groups. FMTNews

is seeking an apology from Rugby Australia, the right to resume his international career and up to A$10 million in compensation. ‘s unfair dismissal case against Rugby Australia and the New South Wales Waratahs will head to trial in February 2020 if no settlement is reached beforehand.is fighting the termination of his four-year contract in May after he posted a meme on social media that said hell awaited ‘drunks, homosexuals, adulterers’ and other groups.

The lawyer for the former Australia fullback faced the Federal Circuit Court in Melbourne on Tuesday for a directions hearing where chief judge Will Alstergren encouraged the parties to settle their dispute through mediation on Dec 13., who has cast the legal challenge as a fight for religious freedom, is seeking an apology from Rugby Australia, the right to resume his international career and up to A$10 million in compensation.

“It’s been publicly acknowledged by Israel and his team that he still seeks that apology and that’s still very important to him,”“That would come a long way to resolving the dispute.” The 30-year-old raised more than A$2 million in public donations for his legal fight with the backing of a local Christian lobby.scored 37 tries in 73 tests for the Wallabies and was expected to play a key role in the Rugby World Cup starting in Japan next month. He did not appear at Tuesday’s hearing.Subscribe to our newsletter and get news delivered to your mailbox.

 

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