SPECIAL REPORT: A Chinese miner says it has brought in lawyers to examine allegations some of its employees are extracting side payments from WA businesses.
Adrian Rauso
A judge has partially lifted a veil of secrecy over a former Mineral Resources fix-it man’s allegations so Chris Ellison’s boardroom colleagues can get their own legal advice.
Neale Prior
Mineral Resources’ joint company secretary has quit her post to take up a new role as ‘specialist legal counsel’ that will report to the under-fire board’s ethic and governance committee.
Daniel Newell
“Bottom line — if you wouldn’t say it to someone’s face, don’t post it online,” writes Albany-based lawyer Jade Lattimore.
Jade Lattimore
Buyers must take extra precautions to avoid the pitfalls of shopping online, writes Albany-based lawyer Jade Lattimore.
Social media posts can be defamatory under Australian law and the Courts are more than happy to award significant damages to those being defamed, writes lawyer Jade Lattimore.
What happened when WA woman Jody Gore sat down with the man who helped her see the Kununurra sky again?
Kate Emery
An agreement behind closed doors has abruptly concluded a bitter court stoush between Mineral Resources and Steven Pigozzo over suspect payments made by suppliers.
Rogue judges accused of bad behaviour inside WA courts have been put on notice as the State Government moves to establish an independent watchdog to handle complaints against them.
Rebecca Parish
A Perth partner dismissed by Clifford Chance has fought back against the outcome of an investigation made by the global legal firm amid complaints of “serious misconduct”.
Simone Grogan
Law firm Clifford Chance has fired a partner from its Perth office following an investigation into ‘serious misconduct’, triggering a review from Elizabeth Broderick & Co into the firm’s Australian operations.
The former Sex Discrimination commissioner brought in to helm landmark reviews of workplace culture at Rio Tinto and Big Four accountant EY has been recruited by global law firm Clifford Chance.
Creditors of a collapsed 108-year old law firm have been advised to wind up the outfit and their returns will hang on a court decision about whether it was a company or partnership.
Matt Mckenzie
Andrew Forrest’s Fortescue Future Industries is pursuing a green metal company and three of its former senior workers amid hotly-contested claims of ‘industrial-scale misuse’ of its technology.
WA homeowners are set to join a nationwide class action against insurance giant IAG over claims of misleading and deceptive conduct that allegedly penalised customers for their loyalty.
The reputational undoing of PwC has created a window of opportunity, but this top shelf legal firm is wary a scarred Government might be reluctant to keep handing out work to the private sector.
Andrew Forrest’s SFM Marine has hit choppy waters after becoming embroiled in a legal spat with a Perth businessman’s luxury boat rental operation.
The national boss of law firm HWL Ebsworth has died aged 64, after more than 20 years leading the business.
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.
Children caught in a legal tug-of-war between warring parents are the innocent victims of Family Court delays of almost three years.
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.
