PricewaterhouseCoopers will put nine partners on leave and ringfence its government work in the wake of a tax policy leak scandal for which the embattled firmâs acting chief has issued an apology.
A court has barred a law firm from acting in a partnership dispute because one of its solicitors could be a material witness in the case, finding there was a potential conflict between the duty of loyalty the lawyer owed to his clients and his obligation to be honest with the court.
The University of Sydney has been ordered to reinstate a lecturer the court found was unlawfully dismissed over a slide of a Nazi swastika superimposed on the Israeli flag, but the order is stayed pending the school’s appeal.
A judge has largely granted a bid by port operations provider Engage Marine to obtain copies of restricted documents in the ACCCâs case against TasPorts as it mounts its own case against the government-owned body, despite noting that principles of open justice donât dictate an âopen slatherâ approach to documents.
The ACCC has brought proceedings against a national flower retailer for allegedly adapting its websites and google ads to deceive online customers into believing they were a local florist.Â
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission has revoked an interim stop order against Aussie fintech Humm Group, which had been preventing the company from selling its buy now, pay later product to new customers. Humm revealed the news in an announcement on Monday, only days after the order was issued out of concerns around the…
A Melbourne law firm has lost its appeal of a $184,000 judgment in favour of a former junior lawyer who earned hundreds of thousands of dollars per year under a lucrative pay structure.
Racing NSW CEO Peter V’landys AM has failed to revive his defamation case against the ABC over a 7:30 segment that revealed racehorses were being killed in violation of industry rules, despite the appeals court noting that the report âtreated him very shabbilyâ and âwas not high quality journalism.â
A judge has allowed two of Gina Rinehartâs children to use documents produced in private arbitration for their defence in court proceedings over ownership of a valuable mining tenement.
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission has hit fintech Humm Group with an interim stop order barring it from issuing buy now, pay later products to new customers.