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PwC partner wins lawsuit over forced departure
A PricewaterhouseCoopers partner has won his lawsuit against the professional services firm over his forced dismissal, with a judge finding the decision breached a partnership agreement and that the firm had acknowledged the partner did not misuse confidential ATO information.
Peter van Onselen hit with Ten’s costs after losing contract case
A judge has hit former Network Ten political editor Peter van Onselen with costs, after finding he breached a non-disparagement clause in an agreement with the broadcaster by criticising his old employer in an article written for The Australian.
PwC partner wins court order barring forced departure amid leaks crisis
A PricewaterhouseCoopers partner who is suing the accounting firm for giving him the boot over a tax leaks scandal has won an interim injunction restraining the board of partners from forcing him to leave before his case is heard.
Political reporter Peter van Onselen breached agreement with Ten, court says
A court has found that former Network Ten political editor Peter van Onselen breached a non-disparagement clause in an agreement with the broadcaster by criticising his old employer in an article penned for the The Australian.
Peter van Onselen worried Ten would ‘hang him out to dry’ in sex discrimination suit, court told
Ex-Network Ten political editor Peter van Onselen has told a judge he was worried when he signed a disputed non-disparagement agreement that the broadcaster would “hang him out to dry” in a sex discrimination lawsuit by a former reporter.
NAB among clients affected by HWL Ebsworth cyberattack
National Australia Bank has been revealed as one of HWL Ebsworth's clients whose information was compromised when the law firm was hacked by a Russian-linked group.
HWL Ebsworth gets court ban against hackers, as firm reveals cost of breach
A court has issued an injunction against the Russian-linked hacking group that accessed troves of data from HWL Ebsworth, including client information, as the law firm details the cost and time spent responding to the breach.
Network 10 sues ex-political editor Peter van Onselen
Network 10 has dragged its former political editor Peter van Onselen to court for allegedly breaching a clause in a settlement agreement.
Ex-Atanaskovic Hartnell lawyer stripped from roll after stealing $10M to feed gambling addiction
Former Atanaskovic Hartnell lawyer Brody Clarke has had his name removed from the roll after the NSW Court of Appeal found he engaged in "dishonourable and disgraceful" conduct in stealing almost $10 million from a single client to feed his online gambling addiction.
Court tosses appeal of $1.96M judgment awarded to cryptocurrency trader
An appeals court has thrown out a challenge to a judgment awarding a cryptocurrency trader $1.96 million in cash and a property purchased for $1.5 million over a deal with a convicted fraudster involving "millions of dollars of cash in bags and suitcases".