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New child sex offence charges for disgraced businessman Ron Brierley
The disgraced former knight has been charged with more child sex offences, three years after being released from prison.

Ron Brierley released from jail early due to declining health
Ron Brierley has been released from Sydney's Long Bay jail without having to serve his full original sentence.

Ron Brierley's jail sentence slashed due to declining health
Disgraced New Zealand businessman Ron Brierley has had his prison sentence reduced in Australia for possessing child sex abuse images.

Rich-lister Ron Brierley to appeal child sex abuse imagery jail term
The disgraced Kiwi businessman – jailed for 14 months for the possession of thousands of illegal images – has signalled he will appeal his sentence.

Ron Brierley sentenced to 14 months in jail over child-abuse images
Sydney judge gives the 84-year-old former knight a 14-month jail term for possessing thousands of child-abuse images

Ron Brierley sentenced to 14 months in prison
Ron Brierley has been sentenced to 14 months in prison after pleading guilty to possessing child sexual abuse images. Brierley initially faced 17 charges, pleading guilty to three of the offences. The other charges against Brierley...

Ron Brierley didn't know image of naked prepubescent girl was illegal, court told
A lawyer for Ron Brierley today argued that his client was a prolific hoarder who did not think there was anything serious about the photos he possessed.

Ron Brierley told 'You may no longer use the title Sir' - paper trail shows business titan's fall from grace
Shamed business titan Ron Brierley was told he could jump instead of being pushed when it came to losing his knighthood, documents released under the Official Information Act have revealed.And he did just that, with an email on...

Brierley companies sue PwC for $1.58 billion in Wellington High Court over alleged 'wrong' advice
The New Zealand arm of PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) is being sued for $1.58 billion by members of the Brierley group of companies, which accuse the accounting firm of providing "wrong" advice.A High Court judgment this week, released...

PWC sued for $1.5b for allegedly providing wrong advice to Brierley companies
The dispute relates to services PWC provided from 1998 to 2018.

Ron Brierley released from jail early due to declining health
Ron Brierley has been released from Sydney's Long Bay jail without having to serve his full original sentence.Brierly was arrested at Sydney airport in 2019 when thousands of illegal images of young girls were found on his laptop...

Ron Brierley's lawyers argue for disgraced businessman's release from prison
Lawyers for disgraced New Zealand businessman Ron Brierley argue his age and frail health should see the former rich-lister released from prison.Today, the 84-year-old's legal team told the NSW Court of Criminal Appeal at the state's...

Disgraced businessman Ron Brierley sentenced to 14 months jail over child sex abuse images
Disgraced retired businessman Ron Brierley has been sentenced to 14 months jail with a seven month non-parole period for possessing images of child sex abuse.

Sentencing hearing hears how Ron Brierley has gone from highest respect to social pariah
An Australian judge has been told that the 84-year-old's fall from grace has been radical but the onset of dementia means he did not appreciate how serious the offending was.

Brierley sentencing: Businessman faces justice over possession of illicit child images
Multi-millionaire Ron Brierley has a "disorder" that lies behind his attraction to young girls, a Sydney court hearing has been told during a sentencing hearing over his possession of illicit child imagery.The corporate icon's lawyers...

PwC being sued for poor advice
A group of companies of the former Brierley Investment group are suing accountancy firm PricewaterhouseCoopers for more than $1.5 billion claiming they were given poor advice going back more than 20 years.