Justice David Mossop

Wilsons Advisory and Stockbroking has dodged a claim by rival Elston Private Wealth over a veteran employee who jumped ship with confidential information.

Celebrity gardener Don Burke has prevailed in a defamation action brought by one of his accusers, journalist Wendy Dent, over comments he made during a TV interview, with a judge saying his “less than compelling” responses and the interviewer’s skepticism gave rise to “real doubts” about his credibility.

A Big W worker whose on-the-job injury caused her chronic leg and back pain has won $543,000 in damages against Woolworths after the company admitted breaching its duty to the teenager.