HWL Ebsworth Lawyers

An Optus contractor breached the NSW Environmental Planning and Assessment Act by building a telecommunications facility on the roof of a heritage listed building in Sydney's Northern Beaches, a court has found.

The board of HWL Ebsworth has thrown its support behind CEO Kris Hopkins to lead the firm, which will transition to a single chief executive model following the resignation of chief executive partner Russell Mailler.

Coles, Woolworths, McDonald's and Hungry Jack's have denied underpaying employees in class actions over Sunday pay entitlements in South Australia, saying that if workers were underpaid, they can set off any amounts owed against mistaken overpayments.

A judge has ruled that lender Monland can recover a $39 million debt against the director of a property developer whose Hawthorn project encountered “severe difficulties”.

A Rawson Group unit has successfully argued that it was entitled to rescind an option deed to buy land in the Southern Highlands of NSW after the soil was classified as a “problem” that posed real risks of increased building costs.

A barrister for KIIS FM shock jock Kyle Sandilands has responded to allegations that he bullied co-host Jackie 'O' Henderson by claiming his behaviour was desirable under his contract, saying “if you buy Kyle, you get Kyle”. 

ARN says it had no ability to control the on-air behaviour of KIIS FM shock jock Kyle Sandilands, and has revealed a letter from the lawyers of co-host Jackie 'O' Henderson outlining her allegations of bullying.

Radio host Jackie 'O' Henderson allegedly complained about bullying by her long-time co-host Kyle Sandilands on two occasions in the months before the fight that took the duo off the air.

German car hire company SIXT has attacked the Darwin International airport owner's construction of their lease contract in a $1.9 million spat over the appropriate formula for rent calculations, saying it was trying to have the "best of both worlds".

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.