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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...

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 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 child sex abuse images case: What Brierley told police about images revealed
WARNING: DISTURBING CONTENT Ron Brierley told police officers quizzing him over a cache of images of naked children he had saved to several devices that the pictures were "all perfectly okay" and he had downloaded them because he...

Businessman Ron Brierley: from 'rock star' corporate raider to 'contempt'
Corporate raider Ron Brierley, once honoured as a “business phenomenon”, is now viewed with contempt by his peers after pleading guilty to possession of child sexual abuse material.

Jacinda Ardern looks into stripping Ron Brierley's knighthood, Wellington College cuts ties
Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has asked officials to begin work on a process that could lead to Sir Ron Brierley being stripped of his knighthood.Confirmation of the step came this afternoon and followed Brierley's guilty plea today...

Sir Ron Brierley pleads guilty to possessing child sexual abuse material
Sir Ron Brierley has pleaded guilty to possession of child sexual abuse material at a Sydney court hearing this morning.Of the 17 charges faced, Brierley entered pleas of guilty to three charges. The other charges against Brierley...

Sir Ron Brierley faces 8 more charges in Sydney case over child abuse material
New Zealand business tycoon Sir Ron Brierley faces eight more charges, bringing the total number to 14 for allegedly possessing child abuse material.The 83-year-old multi-millionaire corporate raider was initially facing six charges...

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...

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...

Corporate raider Ron Brierley no longer a knight
Brierley's loss of his knighthood has been published in the New Zealand Gazette.

Ron Brierley child abuse case: Disgraced millionaire surrenders knighthood
Disgraced millionaire Ron Brierley has surrendered his knighthood.Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern this afternoon revealed that Brierley, who pleaded guilty to possession of child sexual abuse material, has relinquished his knighthood....

Jacinda Ardern tells officials to start the process that could lead to Sir Ron Brierley losing his knighthood
Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has asked officials to begin work on a process that could lead to Sir Ron Brierley being stripped of his knighthood.Confirmation of the step came this afternoon and followed Brierley's guilty plea today...

Sir Ron Brierley's latest court hearing delayed as child abuse image charges grow to 17
Business tycoon Sir Ron Brierley now faces 17 charges relating to alleged possession of child abuse material, according to details revealed before the latest court hearing.At Sydney's Downing Street Local Court this morning, the...