HWL Ebsworth Lawyers

A NSW appeals court has found objectors have no right to weigh in on development applications once they reach conciliation in the Land and Environment Court, and that judges don't have to consider all material before the court. 

Radio personality Jackie 'O' Henderson has sued Australian Radio Network for $82.25 million over its decision to rescind her 10-year contract following an on-air argument with long-time co-host Kyle Sandilands.

Developer Holdmark has won an appeal of a council's refusal to allow a site at Macquarie Park in Sydney to be subdivided, paving the way for the development of a new Macquarie Technology data centre.

Scenic Tours Australia has denied it provided services to international passengers, in a class action over a 2018 European cruise where river levels dropped so low they became impassable. 

The wife of a Dubai investor who is accused of failing to repay a $10.7 million debt over a "highly unusual" airport investment proposal has been hit with a third-party freezing order, after the court heard that she received $1.2 million from her husband's business.

An energy, mining and resources expert has joined the Squire Patton Boggs partnership after a three-year stint at HWL Ebsworth.

HWL Ebsworth might rely on expert evidence to show it acted reasonably in its representation of the Commonwealth in a $2.45 million settlement with Brittany Higgins, a deal at the centre of a suit by ex-defence minister Linda Reynolds.

A court has granted the corporate regulator leave to proceed with a lawsuit against collapsed advisory firm MWL Financial for advising clients to invest $114 million in their super into Keystone’s failed Shield Master Fund. 

The tax office has won the appointment of special purpose liquidators to entities behind a number of Queensland construction projects, as it seeks to claw back a claimed $16 million debt.

Octet Finance has won a $38,000 judgment against the ex-CFO of defunct pie maker Mrs Mac’s, with a court finding he failed to correct a statement that the trade financier would likely be repaid in full following a $4 million recapitalisation.