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‘Aldi bag of cash’ suit against Holding Redlich resolved, court hears
Allens 2023-07-07 1:32 pm By Gareth Baker

The NSW Labor Party has agreed to drop its case against law firm Holding Redlich for providing allegedly negligent advice over a $100,000 illegal cash donation delivered in an Aldi shopping bag.

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Silk Sue Chrysanthou to be reprimanded for unsatisfactory professional conduct
Business of Law 2023-07-06 5:05 pm By Sam Matthews

The NSW Bar Council has resolved to reprimand leading defamation barrister Sue Chrysanthou SC over her decision to accept a brief from former Attorney-General Christian Porter despite receiving confidential information from a friend of his accuser.

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Law school dean takes the reins as sex discrimination commissioner
Human Rights 2023-07-06 1:40 pm By Gareth Baker

The Albanese government has named a Sydney university law professor as Australia’s new Sex Discrimination Commissioner.

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Financial stakes high in Atanaskovic Hartnell’s challenge to ‘campaign of denigration’ ruling
Appeals 2023-07-04 3:10 pm By Gareth Baker

An appeal by Atanaskovic Hartnell over a $330,000 damages judgment in favor of a former general manager is motivated in part by the court’s award of costs in what is a typical ‘no-cost’ employment case, the firm has told a judge, who questioned how much money had been spent on the case already.

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Stalled $2B Central Barangaroo development in legal privilege stand-off
Construction 2023-06-30 10:47 pm By Gareth Baker

The NSW government and the former developer of a stalled $2 billion Central Barangaroo development project are headed for a discovery showdown in their $270 million stoush, with both sides fighting to protect what they say are privileged communications.

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Gladys Berejiklian mulls legal challenge to corruption finding
New South Wales 2023-06-29 11:58 am By Christine Caulfield

Former premier of NSW Gladys Berejiklian and her ex-boyfriend, former member for Wagga Wagga Daryl Maguire, engaged in “serious corrupt conduct”, ICAC has found.

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Lawyer shielded by advocate’s immunity for omission of claim against builder: appeals court
Acting Justice Carolyn Simpson 2023-06-28 2:42 pm By Cindy Cameronne

An appeals court has held that a Sydney solicitor can’t be sued for negligence for a failure to include a breach of contract claim in a building dispute, saying the lawyer was protected by advocate’s immunity because his decision was “intimately connected” with the litigation.

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Sydney Trains driver sacked for drinking deserves rehearing, Full Court says
Appeals 2023-06-26 10:05 pm By Gareth Baker

The Full Court has held a Sydney Trains driver who worked the morning after blowing over four times the legal limit is entitled to a rehearing, finding the Fair Work Commission failed to properly consider a section of its own founding legislation. 

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No legal protection for emails in Shane Heal’s case against Sydney Flames
Employment 2023-06-26 4:17 pm By Gareth Baker

Emails exchanged during a bullying investigation into former basketball great Shane Heal must be shared, a judge has found, as the Sydney Flames coach battles to protect his reputation and his employment with the WNBL club. 

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Two commercial silks appointed to NSW Supreme Court
Business of Law 2023-06-22 9:23 am By Sam Matthews

The NSW Supreme Court will welcome two prolific commercial silks to the bench, including a barrister known as an advocate for gender equality at the bar.

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