October 2024
Lawyers, judges forced to call for the doctor
Musical judges, barristers and partners will perform at a concert marking the 200th anniversary of the Supreme Court of NSW. But they needed help in one specialist area.
NSW appoints 26 new senior counsel, but only eight are women
The figure is still well above the overall levels in the senior ranks of the Bar, where only 16 per cent of silks are women.
August 2024
NSW’s top judge takes aim at Victoria on class actions
NSW Chief Justice Andrew Bell says the introduction of contingency fees in Victoria has “skewed” the market for class actions.
December 2023
‘Cannot go uncorrected’: Supreme Court’s unusual rebuke of minister
The NSW Supreme Court has made an extraordinary intervention to defend itself against criticism from a state government minister.
August 2023
Taxman’s son sentenced to 15 years for Plutus fraud
The architect of the $106 million Plutus payroll scam used his knowledge of how ATO operates to evade detection, a judge has found.
September 2022
Caddick inquest hears of unusual behaviour
The first police investigator to work on fraudster Melissa Caddick’s disappearance has told an inquest her husband gave conflicting accounts of her final moments.
May 2022
AGL has five weeks to win shareholders over to its demerger
AGL chairman Peter Botten has urged shareholders not to be distracted by the fiction” and “arm waving” of those such as Mike Cannon-Brookes when they decide how to vote on the demerger
March 2022
Rich Lister has court win against Douugh CEO over Yatango dispute
The CEO of ASX-listed Douugh will appeal after a court found he misled investors including Larry Kestelman into backing his collapsed former company Yatango.
February 2022
Bell rings for new chief justice
Andrew Bell will be the next chief justice of NSW, with the government announcing him as the replacement for Tom Bathurst.
November 2021
More charges foreshadowed against Craig Thomson in alleged visa fraud
The former federal Labor MP has been granted bail, but faces more charges over allegations he helped facilitate more than 130 fraudulent visa applications making nearly $2.5 million.
October 2021
September 2021
Santos CEO frustrated as Narrabri process drags on
Kevin Gallagher wants an end to “sabre-rattling” on east coast gas and for a clear policy for new gas development amid a lengthy approvals process for the Narrabri project in NSW.
August 2021
Ron Brierley a ‘social pariah’ over child porn conviction
The former corporate titan is now a social pariah whose name been ‘scrubbed’ from buildings, a court hears.
January 2021
Henric Nicholas, a legal dynamite ‘who did not suffer fools in court’
An influential judge and a powerful barrister, Henric Nicholas was a son of the establishment who never took life for granted and gave much more to the community than he ever took.
June 2020
NSW ruling could help shift China on judgments
A NSW Supreme Court decision could pave the way for the recognition of Australian judgments in China.
May 2020
Reputation ‘smashed’: man gets $35,000 over Facebook post
An NSW man has been awarded defamation damages for a post on a Sydney community Facebook page that implied he was a stalker and likely to kill women.