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Webb Henderson, former top judge to help PwC right its ship after tax leaks scandal
In a first for a Big Four firm, PwC has made good on its promise to appoint an independent chair to its board and has tasked law firm Webb Henderson and former top judge with tracking its progress on other commitments made in the wake of its tax leaks scandal.
High Court to weigh in on COVID-19 cancellation of hotel sale
The High Court has agreed to weigh in on whether government restrictions on social gatherings during the COVID-19 pandemic frustrated a $11.25 million contract for sale of a hotel in the Sydney suburb of Pyrmont.
New Chief Justice decries ‘insidious depersonalisation’ of remote legal work
The NSW Supreme Court's new Chief Justice has used his maiden speech to lament how remote hearings and working from home has led to the "insidious depersonalisation" of the legal profession, with half-empty chambers and solicitor's offices losing their soul and personality.
Justice Andrew Bell to become NSW Supreme Court’s new top judge
Justice Andrew Bell has been appointed the new Chief Justice of the NSW Supreme Court, after the current head of the court announced last year it was time to step down after almost 11 years in office.
NSW judges give up pay rise, citing ‘devastating’ effects of COVID-19
Judges of the NSW Supreme Court passed up their annual pay rise in 2020 as the court and the public made dramatic changes to adapt to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Court tosses appeal of $1.96M judgment awarded to cryptocurrency trader
An appeals court has thrown out a challenge to a judgment awarding a cryptocurrency trader $1.96 million in cash and a property purchased for $1.5 million over a deal with a convicted fraudster involving "millions of dollars of cash in bags and suitcases".
‘Time for a new leader’: NSW Chief Justice retires after decade as top judge
NSW Chief Justice Tom Bathurst will retire after almost 11 years in office, saying it was time for the Supreme Court to be "reinvigorated".
Murray Darling Basin Authority fails again to limit class action liability
The Murray Darling Basin Authority can’t rely on defences claiming it is a "public or other authority" to limit the liability of a class action brought over alleged negligent water management, an appeals court has found.
Lawyers must be double vaccinated to appear in phased live hearings in NSW
The NSW Supreme Court has outlined its roadmap back to holding live hearings but has said that those attending court in person will need to have both COVID-19 vaccination doses.
Appeals court to decide if Murray Darling Basin Authority can limit class action liability
The Murray-Darling Basin Authority will soon make its case directly to an appeals court that it can rely on defences limiting its liability to farmers in a class action alleging negligent oversight of the river system, a question that could have implications for other climate change cases against government agencies.