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Solicitor may face disciplinary action over attempted sale of law firm
A Canberra solicitor engaged to assist in the sale of a law firm could face allegations of professional misconduct.
BIG LAW • Thu, 19 Oct 2023
Court Services Victoria fined $380k for ‘toxic’ workplace
WorkSafe has convicted and fined Court Services Victoria for just under $380,000.
BIG LAW • Thu, 19 Oct 2023
Former Greenwoods & Herbert Smith Freehills partner suffers setback in $15m lawsuit
A former Greenwoods & Herbert Smith Freehills partner who made sensational allegations about Lendlease’s financial statements has had a setback in his plan to sue ...
BIG LAW • Wed, 18 Oct 2023
Electric vehicle tax invalid under Constitution, High Court finds
Victorian owners of electric vehicles successfully persuaded a full bench of the High Court that a tax imposed on the kilometres they travelled was invalid under the ...
BIG LAW • Wed, 18 Oct 2023
Gold Coast lawyer fails to win back $250k in ‘exorbitant’ fees
A principal of a boutique law firm on the Gold Coast, who was found to have “exorbitantly” overcharged an elderly client, failed to overturn an order that he pay back the ...
BIG LAW • Tue, 17 Oct 2023
What went wrong with ABC’s public interest defence?
The ABC was ordered to pay a former commando it defamed $390,000 in damages after its public interest defence fell apart – so what exactly went wrong with the national ...
BIG LAW • Mon, 16 Oct 2023
Compensation firm dragged into ‘hopeless’ fight over fees
An NSW man has pursued a “hopeless” allegation that his former firm wrongfully caused him to become bankrupt.
BIG LAW • Sun, 15 Oct 2023
Court rules on ANZ’s alleged $2.5bn disclosure failure
The Federal Court has handed down its judgment in an ASIC case that alleged ANZ breached its continuous disclosure obligations by failing to inform the market about $750 ...
BIG LAW • Fri, 13 Oct 2023
Judge left with ‘misgivings’ over future of McDonald’s proceedings
Competing proceedings concerning McDonald’s break times tackled a number of issues, including common fund order precedents and a warning to litigators about workers’ ...
BIG LAW • Thu, 12 Oct 2023