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Stalled $2B Central Barangaroo development in legal privilege stand-off
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.
Gladys Berejiklian mulls legal challenge to corruption finding
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.
Lawyer shielded by advocate’s immunity for omission of claim against builder: appeals court
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 advocate’s immunity because his decision was “intimately connected” with the litigation.
Sydney Trains driver sacked for drinking deserves rehearing, Full Court says
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. 
No legal protection for emails in Shane Heal’s case against Sydney Flames
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. 
Two commercial silks appointed to NSW Supreme Court
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.
Big Un’s CFO charged with insider trading in latest action over failed company
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.
Declassing orders must be ‘all or nothing’, court told in breast implants class action
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.
Law firm served with class action over employee’s fraud
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.
Restaurant chain Fogo Brazilia, law practice face franchisee class action
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.