Teen shot in stomach sues police
Louise Hall A teenager, who was shot by police who were called to an alleged violent invasion at his home in western Sydney, is suing the NSW Police Force for damages.
Ex-officer's trial aborted after juror fell asleep
Louise Hall The trial of a former police officer on more than 50 child sex and pornography charges has been aborted after one of the jury members kept falling asleep.
Raw prawn theft accusation costs Coles $52,900
Louise Hall Coles Supermarkets has been ordered to pay $52,900 in damages to a customer wrongly accused of stealing raw prawns from its Lane Cove store.
Union in crisis: HSU hearing expedited
Louise Hall An appeal by union boss Kathy Jackson against a court decision to place the Health Services Union East branch into administration has been expedited and is likely to be heard next month.
Ashby text messages allowed as evidence
Louise Hall The Commonwealth and Peter Slipper will be able to use text messages sent between James Ashby and his alleged co-conspirators as evidence in support of their abuse of application set down for Monday.
Slipper accuser stays quiet in latest turn
Louise Hall IN ANOTHER twist to the sexual harassment case against Peter Slipper, his accuser wants to keep secret his reasons why the Federal Court should dismiss the Speaker's attempt to have the matter thrown...
Ashby lawyer ordered to pay tax office $750,000 says deductions had been legitimate
Louise Hall The high-profile lawyer representing the staffer suing Peter Slipper and who ran the sexual harassment claims for publicist Kristy Fraser-Kirk against retailer David Jones and Christina Rich against...
Corrupt benefits for security contracts, ICAC hears
Louise Hall A security consultant engaged by several NSW government agencies allegedly received corrupt payments from a security firm to help win tenders for large contracts such as the Art Gallery of NSW,...
ABC ordered to pay $190,000 after identifying the Star's high-rollers
Louise Hall THE ABC has admitted it used confidential information belonging to the Star casino when it broadcast the names and gambling habits of two international high-rollers and aired details of internal...
Shopping centre clash sparked KFC car park gunfight, court hears
Louise Hall Some witnesses giving evidence in a murder trial over the death of a truck driver may have lied on oath because they feared being labelled ‘‘dogs’’ within their community, a jury has been told.
Bank analyst appeals $6m fees ruling
Louise Hall A FORMER Commonwealth Bank business analyst ordered to pay almost $6 million in legal fees after losing a sexual harassment suit against her former employer has only a mobile phone and a computer to...
Survivor contestant stabbed ex-girlfriend almost 30 times: court
Louise Hall A woman has told a court how her ex-boyfriend, an Australian Survivor contestant, tried to kill her and himself, telling her he "wanted to die together so we could be together for eternity".
Shorten to apply to put health union in administration: court
Louise Hall The Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations, Bill Shorten, intends to place the scandal-plagued Health Service Union into administration, the Federal Court has been told this morning.
Woman hurt during sex on work trip entitled to compo: court
Louise Hall A public servant injured on a work trip while having sex with an acquaintance at a motel is entitled to compensation, a court has found.
'You are a coward': father hits out at Skye's killer
Louise Hall The father of toddler Skye Sassine has told a court how his daughter died in his arms after the family's car was hit by an armed robber leading police on a high-speed pursuit.
Rinehart siblings 'not fit and proper persons to be trustees', court papers reveal
Paul Bibby and Louise Hall Gina Rinehart offered to pay one of her daughters a quarterly amount of money if she immediately withdrew from the legal action against her mother, court documents, just released, show.
Couple's adopted son 'bad but mad', murder case hears
Louise Hall A man is on trial for the 2000 murder of Sydney couple Pam and Bill Weightman, whose deaths were wrongly attributed to a car accident.
Barmaid killer pleads guilty 25 years later
Louise Hall Almost 25 years since barmaid Nella Celeste Poli was killed in her inner west home, the main suspect has pleaded guilty to murder.
Teenager admits machete murder
Louise Hall A teenager has pleaded guilty to the machete murder of a man who had been defending his mother during a Sydney home invasion.
Gordon Wood acquitted of murdering Caroline Byrne
Lisa Davies, Louise Hall and Paul Bibby Gordon Wood's murder conviction has been quashed, an appeal court today acquitting him of killing his girlfriend Caroline Byrne 16 years ago.
