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Lawyers’ costs would leave personal injury client with 5% of Coles settlement, court says
Personal injury 2024-02-20 3:17 pm By Sam Matthews

A woman who secured a $650,000 settlement from Coles after allegedly slipping on water at a Penrith, NSW supermarket may see just over five per cent of the sum after fees by the two law firms that represented her, as well as deductions by Medicare and Centrelink, a judge has said.

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Influential judge remembered for ushering in ‘brutal’ case management rules
Courts 2024-02-06 3:44 pm By Cindy Cameronne

Practitioners have marked the passing of former NSW Supreme Court Justice Andrew Rogers KC, who will be remembered for transforming commercial litigation through his vigorous, often “brutal” approach to case management.

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PwC partner wins lawsuit over forced departure
Tax 2023-08-11 10:47 am By Cindy Cameronne

A PricewaterhouseCoopers partner has won his lawsuit against the professional services firm over his forced dismissal, with a judge finding the decision breached a partnership agreement and that the firm had acknowledged the partner did not misuse confidential ATO information.

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Peter van Onselen hit with Ten’s costs after losing contract case
Employment 2023-07-24 11:50 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

A judge has hit former Network Ten political editor Peter van Onselen with costs, after finding he breached a non-disparagement clause in an agreement with the broadcaster by criticising his old employer in an article written for The Australian.

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PwC partner wins court order barring forced departure amid leaks crisis
Tax 2023-07-20 3:42 pm By Cindy Cameronne

A PricewaterhouseCoopers partner who is suing the accounting firm for giving him the boot over a tax leaks scandal has won an interim injunction restraining the board of partners from forcing him to leave before his case is heard.

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Political reporter Peter van Onselen breached agreement with Ten, court says
Employment 2023-07-14 12:56 pm By Gareth Baker

A court has found that former Network Ten political editor Peter van Onselen breached a non-disparagement clause in an agreement with the broadcaster by criticising his old employer in an article penned for the The Australian.

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Peter van Onselen worried Ten would ‘hang him out to dry’ in sex discrimination suit, court told
Contracts 2023-06-29 9:29 pm By Cindy Cameronne

Ex-Network Ten political editor Peter van Onselen has told a judge he was worried when he signed a disputed non-disparagement agreement that the broadcaster would “hang him out to dry” in a sex discrimination lawsuit by a former reporter.

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NAB among clients affected by HWL Ebsworth cyberattack
Privacy & Cybersecurity 2023-06-19 11:08 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

National Australia Bank has been revealed as one of HWL Ebsworth’s clients whose information was compromised when the law firm was hacked by a Russian-linked group.

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HWL Ebsworth gets court ban against hackers, as firm reveals cost of breach
Privacy & Cybersecurity 2023-06-14 3:53 pm By Christine Caulfield

A court has issued an injunction against the Russian-linked hacking group that accessed troves of data from HWL Ebsworth, including client information, as the law firm details the cost and time spent responding to the breach.

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Network 10 sues ex-political editor Peter van Onselen
Employment 2023-06-05 4:06 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Network 10 has dragged its former political editor Peter van Onselen to court for allegedly breaching a clause in a settlement agreement.

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