French boss drops in as Rip Curl profit soars

THE CO-FOUNDER of Rip Curl's European arm has increased his stake in the company, joining founders Brian Singer and Doug Warbrick as an owner of the key voting shares.

Lawyers to pay $9m for conspiring to lure away clients

A FORMER Freehills partner and a former in-house lawyer for Westpac must pay nearly $9 million in damages after they were found to have conspired to lure lucrative oil and gas clients away from their former employer.