The national boss of law firm HWL Ebsworth has died aged 64, after more than 20 years leading the business.
Matt Mckenzie
Inventor Jon Gregory and his Virtruvian gym equipment company have been hit with a $1.1 million legal costs orders over their tactics fighting a sacked executive.
Neale Prior
Children caught in a legal tug-of-war between warring parents are the innocent victims of Family Court delays of almost three years.
Rebecca Parish
Iron ore giant Rio Tinto has sued a labour hire group amid fears it will have to pay widow Lauren Patterson for the trucking death of her husband Daniel on a steep Pilbara mine ramp.
Workers at failed law firm Dwyer Durack face losing protections for $600,000 of unpaid entitlements because of uncertainty about which entities ran the business.
The Federal Government is under pressure to expand its probe of the Environmental Defenders Office amid fresh allegations of ‘witness coaching’.
Dan Jervis-Bardy
Ousted Mineral Resources exec plans to call Steve Wyatt for evidence about Chris Ellison if case survives Federal Court showdown.
The Northern Territory government has pledged to review a funding arrangement with the nation's key environment legal office after a failed federal court case.
Neve Brissenden
The Goldfields-raised lawyer who orchestrated $40 billion worth of blockbuster deals in 2023 casts her predictions on what might drive the next spate of M&A.
Simone Grogan
The Legal Practice Board has threatened a contempt of court action against former footballer and lawyer Len Gandini amid a fight over access to files at his West Perth law firm.
The Legal Practice Board is locked in a festive season rumble with former footballer and lawyer Len Gandini.
Insurance giant IAG’s top lawyer has left the company immediately after what it described as an ethics and conduct breach.
Adrian Lowe
The financial services umpire revives stalled complaints over Sterling First as its lays groundwork for last-resort Federal compensation scheme.
Chris Ellison’s Mineral Resources is probing payments related to two ousted executives allegedly involved in a sales kickback scheme.
Big-ticket farmer John Nicoletti beats land mogul John Caratti again in row over soured Esperance leases.
Melbourne Football Club president Kate Roffey and allies fail to squeeze more than $320,000 out of Perth-based predecessor Glen Bartlett.
Perth-based Emeco’s rescue plan for battling miner Aurora Metals put on hold after a Chinese funder appoints receivers.
Legal Aid WA is urging homeowners struggling to pay their mortgage amid rising interest rates to apply for a hardship variation to their loan, as major banks expect another hike.
Jessica Moroney
After more than 26 years in the job and well in excess of 1500 judgments, Craig Sanderson has decided to retire from administering and dispensing justice.
For the first time, West Australian lawyers will have a safe space to turn to if they believe they have been sexually harassed in their offices or bullied in the courtroom.
Tim Clarke
The Federal watchdog has permanently banned a dodgy Canning Vale financial adviser currently on a good behaviour bond for criminal breaches.
Billionaire Clive Palmer’s Mineralogy has been hit with a punitive legal costs order for its ‘legally embarrassing’ bid to squeeze more out of CITIC.
A Federal judge has found it ‘very likely’ that a Ponzi scheme was operated by promoter Michael Dunjey and his failed flagship Ascent Investment and Coaching.
Failed investment promoter Michael Dunjey has revealed fears of being hit with serious criminal charges, including fraud and Federal offences.
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