Sydney silk found dead after being hit with child abuse material charges

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Criminal barrister Mark Dennis SC has been found dead at his inner-west Sydney home just weeks after being charged with possessing, importing and transmitting child abuse material.

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Privilege over silk’s advice waived in Moolarben Coal, Komatsu row: court

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A court has found that Moolarben Coal waived privilege over legal advice given by a Sydney silk in the course of a warranty dispute over a Komatsu haul truck that caught fire.

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Kmart says ‘no reasonable basis’ for Uyghur forced labour claims

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Kmart is fighting a discovery bid by a representative body for members of the Uyghur ethnic minority, saying there is “no reasonable basis” for believing it misled the public about alleged modern slavery risks in its supply chain.

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City Beach appeals $14M penalty in ACCC’s first button battery case

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Fashion retailer City Beach is challenging a $14 million penalty secured by the ACCC in the consumer regulator’s first enforcement action for breaches of button battery safety standards.

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Lawyers ditch Forte Construction in iProsperity liquidators’ case

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Lawyers for Forte Sydney Construction are ceasing to act for the developer, which is being sued by the liquidators of collapsed real estate fund manager iProsperity seeking to recover more than $3 million.

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Court OKs Sydney development that makes use of ‘infill-affordable’ rules

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A court has approved Eloura Developments’ 179-unit housing development in Sydney’s Inner West, which makes use rules allowing increased floor space ratios and heights for developments that supply affordable housing. 

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