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Ex-Cushman & Wakefield director says $1.3M sign-on bonus with rival at stake in employment case
A court has heard that a director at office leasing company Cushman & Wakefield who accepted a job with a competitor could lose a $1.3 million sign-on bonus if the case by her former employer is not promptly resolved.
Bayer can’t dismiss Essure injuries as ‘common women’s symptoms’, class action trial told
Pharmaceutical giant Bayer cannot write off debilitating chronic pain and bleeding which patients allegedly experienced after being implanted with Essure contraceptives as “common women's symptoms”, a court has heard in the first day of trial in a long-running class action.
Sydney silk reprimanded for alleged sexual harassment and workplace bullying
A leading construction and commercial law silk in Sydney has been subject to a reprimand by the NSW legal services commissioner for alleged sexual harassment and workplace bullying. 
Fraud charges against ailing Octaviar director dropped
Prosecutors have dropped its fraud case against the former chief financial officer of a unit of collapsed Gold Coast finance company Octaviar Investments, citing his poor health.
Barry Nilsson poaches six from Norton Rose to boost insurance practice
Boutique law firm Barry Nilsson has snagged a Norton Rose Fulbright disputes partner who specialises in healthcare product liability class actions and his five-member team to join its Sydney office. 
NSW government fights bid for transactional documents in Westconnex class action
Transport for NSW has refused to hand over transactional documents related to its $16 billion Westconnex project in a class action over the alleged fraudulent acquisition of land to construct the tunnel in inner western Sydney. 
The Star can add claims in dispute over casino renovation
Star Entertainment can add new claims to a dispute over renovations at its Sydney casino, despite the fact that the defendant builder may be time barred from deflecting liability onto a subcontractor.
Albanese taunts ex-AG Christian Porter over team-up with Clive Palmer
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has derided former Attorney-General Christian Porter for reportedly leading Clive Palmer’s $300 billion arbitration claim against the federal government.
Cato & Clive emails to be seen by Racing NSW as it mulls competition case
The NSW state racing authority has won access to communications between public relations firm Cato & Clive and five other racing bodies, including Racing Victoria, as it weighs a lawsuit alleging they plotted to exclude the body from the Australian horseracing industry. 
Ex-Sydney Symphony CEO drops case linked to sexual harassment probe
The Sydney Symphony Orchestra's former boss Emma Dunch has discontinued her unfair dismissal case in which she claimed she was terminated for investigating multiple claims of sexual harassment by musicians.