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Mike Cannon-Brookes is in the process of dividing assets with his estranged wife Annie.

Mike Cannon-Brookes wins injunction as asset split with wife gets ugly

The Atlassian billionaire has won his court battle to injunct the former secretary of his family office for sharing information with Annie Cannon-Brookes.

Mike Cannon-Brookes’ company secretary has been accused of sending documents to his ex-wife on Christmas Day.

Cannon-Brookes sues secretary for sending secrets to estranged wife

Barristers acting for the billionaire said his company’s private secretary had sent confidential files including police checks on Christmas Day.

Mike Cannon Brookes is injuncting an employee.

Cannon-Brookes injuncts employee who allegedly took secret information

Billionaire Mike Cannon-Brookes is seeking to injunct the company secretary of his private companies who was allegedly taking confidential information.

Stephen Jones has been dragged into the Super Retail legal stoush.

Assistant Treasurer Stephen Jones dragged into Super Retail legal saga

An emergency disclosure to Jones about the company’s handling of whistleblower complaints has prompted ASIC to take a closer look.

Caroline Heidemann, a former WiseTech employee, is suing Richard White.

WiseTech founder accused of helping employee for sexual favours

A former employee is suing the billionaire, claiming he engaged in “unlawful conduct for sexual gratification”, but he says the relationship was consensual.

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Antoinette Lattouf arrives at the Federal Court in Sydney on Wednesday.

‘Incoherent’ impartiality rule used to oust ABC host

Legal counsel for Antoinette Lattouf said the broadcaster’s claims that an Instagram post by her breached impartiality guidelines had no foundation in any policy, procedure or legislation.

Ita Buttrose leaves the Federal Court building in Sydney.

‘Activist’ Lattouf should not have been hired, says Buttrose

The former ABC chairwoman denies causing Antoinette Lattouf to be dismissed, despite forwarding complaints and suggesting an “easy exit” through feigned illness

Richard White founded WiseTech Global in 1994 and has grown it into a major software group.

Former WiseTech employee sues software giant’s billionaire founder

Caroline Heidemann’s claims against Richard White and his wife Zena Nasser come as the firm confirms it is investigating two other “confidential complaints”.

ABC managing director David Anderson leaves the Federal Court on Wednesday.

Lattouf’s social feeds included antisemitic content, says ABC boss

David Anderson tells court he was concerned that the position taken by Antoinette Lattouf on social media would play out when she was on local radio.

Former ABC radio presenter Antoinette Lattouf outside the Federal Court on Wednesday.

ABC boss concedes ‘step missing’ in removing Lattouf

Giving evidence ABC managing director David Anderson said he has ‘no problem’ with the statement Australia is a racist country because ‘it is based in fact’.

Antoinette Lattouf (right) arrives at court on Monday. Ita Buttrose (left), the then-chair of the ABC, pushed for Lattouf to be taken off-air.

‘We have an Antoinette issue’: Buttrose, execs discussed pulling host

ABC managing director David Anderson was concerned about a “barrage of complaints” about presenter Antoinette Lattouf’s stance on Gaza war.

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Former Super Retail Group chief legal officer Rebecca Farrell (left), former company secretary Amelia Berczelly (centre) and their lawyer Michael Harmer have a legal battle against the retailer.

Super Retail whistleblower settlement claim dismissed

The company’s two former lawyers who claimed there was a culture of bullying at the firm have had their bid to enforce an alleged payout agreement thrown out by the Federal Court.

David Waterhouse at Sydney’s Villa Biscaya, which he purchased in 2020 then sold in 2023 for $26 million.

David Waterhouse sues buyer of his $26m harbourside mansion

There’s far more to the $26 million sale of David Waterhouse’s Villa Biscaya to investment banker Michael Rothner than was reported last year.

Super Retail Group has been accused of serious wrongdoing by its former top two lawyers, Rebecca Farrell (left) and Amelia Berczelly (centre).

Super Retail claims it fired lawyers over alleged defamatory statement

Lawyers for the owners of the Rebel Sport chain say two fired senior executives only have their own lawyers to blame for losing their jobs.

Former Super Retail executives Rebecca Farrell (left) and Amelia Berczelly, in August, are suing the company.

Two ex-Super Retail lawyers suing the company have been hospitalised

The Federal Court heard that the two women, who have claimed there was a culture of bullying at the retailer, are in hospital because of the stress of the case.

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Plenary Group CEO David Lamming.

Plenary CEO avoids conviction after guilty plea

Two charges related to resisting and assaulting police were withdrawn after David Lamming’s guilty plea was accepted by the local court.

Former NSW Opposition leader Kerry Chikarovski (left) leaves Downing Centre Court with her daughter Lisa Chikarovksi and Mark Chikarovski’s lawyer Bryan Wrench.

Ex-NSW Liberal leader’s son gets community service for drug dealing

Mark Chikarovski, 38, will serve a 35-month sentence in the community for supplying a range of drugs via the dark web.

Meet the eight new judges joining the Federal Court

The president of the Victorian Bar, the head of ANU Law School and leading commercial barristers are among a swathe of new appointments.

Airlie Walsh at a David Jones event in 2019. She was a well-known personality on the Nine Network.

Nine’s Airlie Walsh sues network amid workplace culture fallout

The well-known television personality had worked on the Today breakfast program and as a political reporter for more than a decade.

The Oreo was one of the products that the ACCC said had “illusory” discounts.

Supermarket giants use the $5 Oreo to argue their discounts are real

The ACCC has accused Woolworths and Coles of misleading shoppers. The retailers say the regulator doesn’t understand how pricing works.

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