A court has allowed Ben Roberts-Smith to admit into evidence a secret recording of Nine journalist Nick McKenzie, as the former soldier makes a fresh bid to revive his failed defamation case.
Nine journalist Nick McKenzie was pressed during cross-examination on Thursday in Ben Roberts-Smith’s bid to re-open his defamation appeal on whether he has used deceptive methods or ‘subterfuge’ in his reporting.
A criminal defence lawyer sexually harassed a female paralegal who worked at his Fremantle firm, according to a suit that details a series of alleged incidents, including a request that she wear his wife’s court robes.
The funder that backed a failed shareholder class action against an ex-Quintis director and EY is fighting a bid for a third-party costs order, arguing such orders shouldn’t be imposed on funders where there is no doubt they will pay up.
A local group is preparing a legal challenge to the Queensland government’s plan to speed development of a new $3.8 billion stadium in Victoria Park for the 2032 Olympics.
Kent Projects, the engineering firm behind the world-first Kwinana energy transformation hub in WA, is not giving up its fight against fraud claims in a case by the CFMEU.
Property developer Mirvac has successfully challenged the land tax valuation of a North Sydney office block, securing a $6.25 million reduction following a conciliation conference with the Valuer General of NSW.
It lost its bid in the NSW Supreme Court to withhold a payment claim from the builder of a 30-storey project in Sydney pending an appeal, now developer VSD Investments has asked an appeals court to halt payment.