Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie are to ‘settle their divorce’ (Picture: WENN) Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie are set to settle their divorce ‘within weeks’ – two years after announcing their split. The couple, who share six children together, have reportedly agreed on a truce, with lawyers putting the ‘finishing touches’ on paperwork. And insiders have revealed the pair – who were together for nearly 12 years – have come to a mutual agreement over the custody of kids Maddox, 16, Pax, 14, Zahara, 13, Shiloh, 11, and nine-year-old twins Knox and Vivienne. ‘The terms of the divorce are now […]

KATARINA WILLIAMS Last updated 19:00, April 3 2018 KEVIN STENT/STUFF Wellington man Curtis Nixon was unable to convince the Human Rights Review Tribunal that he was indirectly discriminated against because of his gender. A Wellington father who shares custody of his 12-year-old daughter has failed to convince authorities he deserves the same benefit entitlements as his former partner. Curtis Nixon, of Berhampore, has been at the centre of a long-running campaign to get a sole parent support benefit (SPSB), which used to be known as the domestic purposes benefit, or DPB. Work and Income rules mean only one of the two separated parents can […]

The legal system crashing headlong into #MeTooism provides theatre of an altogether dramatic spectacle. On stage we find Geoffrey Rush’s defamation claim against the Daily Telegraph for its “King Leer” article, alleging he behaved “inappropriately” towards another actor in the Sydney Theatre Company’s production of the Shakespearian play two years ago. Rush denies all claims. No less commanding is Craig McLachlan’s litigation against Fairfax, the ABC and actor Christie Whelan Browne. According to his pleadings before the New South Wales supreme court he claims the publications meant he indecently assaulted, sexually harassed, indecently exposed himself and bullied female cast members […]