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Stalled $2B Central Barangaroo development in legal privilege stand-off
Construction 2023-06-30 10:47 pm By Gareth Baker

The NSW government and the former developer of a stalled $2 billion Central Barangaroo development project are headed for a discovery showdown in their $270 million stoush, with both sides fighting to protect what they say are privileged communications.

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Gladys Berejiklian mulls legal challenge to corruption finding
Public Corruption 2023-06-29 11:58 am By Christine Caulfield

Former premier of NSW Gladys Berejiklian and her ex-boyfriend, former member for Wagga Wagga Daryl Maguire, engaged in “serious corrupt conduct”, ICAC has found.

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Lawyer shielded by advocate’s immunity for omission of claim against builder: appeals court
Appeals 2023-06-28 2:42 pm By Cindy Cameronne

An appeals court has held that a Sydney solicitor can’t be sued for negligence for a failure to include a breach of contract claim in a building dispute, saying the lawyer was protected by advocateā€™s immunity because his decision was ā€œintimately connectedā€ with the litigation.

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Sydney Trains driver sacked for drinking deserves rehearing, Full Court says
Employment 2023-06-26 10:05 pm By Gareth Baker

The Full Court has held a Sydney Trains driver who worked the morning after blowing over four times the legal limit is entitled to a rehearing, finding the Fair Work Commission failed to properly consider a section of its own founding legislation.Ā 

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No legal protection for emails in Shane Heal’s case against Sydney Flames
Sports 2023-06-26 4:17 pm By Gareth Baker

Emails exchanged during a bullying investigation into former basketball great Shane Heal must be shared, a judge has found, as the Sydney Flames coach battles to protect his reputation and his employment with the WNBL club.Ā 

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Two commercial silks appointed to NSW Supreme Court
People In The News 2023-06-22 9:23 am By Sam Matthews

The NSW Supreme Court will welcome two prolific commercial silks to the bench, including a barrister known as an advocate for gender equality at the bar.

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Big Un’s CFO charged with insider trading in latest action over failed company
White Collar 2023-06-13 3:49 pm By Christine Caulfield

The former chief financial officer of Big Un has become the third person to be charged with insider trading connected to shares in the defunct video producer.

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Declassing orders must be ā€˜all or nothingā€™, court told in breast implants class action
Class Actions 2023-06-08 11:25 pm By Cindy Cameronne

A declassing bid by nine doctors in a class action on behalf of women allegedly injured by a one-size-fits-all approach to breast implant surgeries must apply to the entire proceeding, not just the claims against them, a court has heard.

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Law firm served with class action over employeeā€™s fraud
Class Actions 2023-06-06 11:08 pm By Sam Matthews

A law firm in regional New South Wales has been hit with a class action seeking to hold it liable for the alleged fraud of a former employee who was sentenced to a term of imprisonment for fraud offences in 2021.

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Restaurant chain Fogo Brazilia, law practice face franchisee class action
Class Actions 2023-06-06 3:50 pm By Cindy Cameronne

Restaurant chain Fogo Brazilia is facing a class action alleging it misled franchisees about the profitability of its businesses, with business owners also making claims against an employment law practice that drafted the franchise agreements.

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