Law firm and market trader butt heads over fee agreement
A boutique firm and a financial market trader have fought over an alleged agreement to split legal fees equally down the middle.
BIG LAW • Thu, 29 Aug 2024
Barrister freed from drawn-out disciplinary proceedings
A West Australian barrister accused of giving false medical evidence to the Supreme Court walked away from disciplinary proceedings after the complainant failed to pay ...
BIG LAW • Wed, 28 Aug 2024
First group costs order a ‘watershed’ moment for class action landscape
In an Australian first, the Victorian Supreme Court awarded a group costs order to Slater & Gordon that will see group members pocket a significantly higher amount ...
BIG LAW • Wed, 28 Aug 2024
‘Mystery novel’ defence introduced in podcast defamation trial
Nationwide News argued a podcast series that delved into the death of Shandee Blackburn and the involvement of her partner, John Peros, was like an “unfolding story that ...
BIG LAW • Wed, 28 Aug 2024
ACT lawyer guilty of professional misconduct for misappropriating client’s money
An ACT solicitor was found guilty of professional misconduct for misappropriating more than $11,000 from a jailed client she had developed an “overly familiar ...
SME LAW • Tue, 27 Aug 2024
Ruby Princess cruise line points finger at NSW Health for COVID outbreak
The cruise line behind the Ruby Princess COVID-19 fiasco appealed findings it breached consumer law by arguing the Federal Court unreasonably expected it to second-guess ...
BIG LAW • Tue, 27 Aug 2024
Magistrate booted from trial after clash with ‘unacceptably rude’ lawyer
An NSW magistrate was removed from a trial over “deeply sarcastic and critical” remarks he made towards a defence lawyer, but transcripts of a three-day hearing revealed ...
SME LAW • Tue, 27 Aug 2024
Fake barrister skimmed $30k off client’s settlement
A fake barrister condemned for his “web of lies and deceit” walked away with $30,000 of one client’s money and gave such incorrect advice to a second client that she and ...
SME LAW • Mon, 26 Aug 2024
Alucobond class action begins
Footage of “flaming bits of building” falling onto people was shown to a court in a class action that has demanded manufacturers cough up compensation for allegedly ...
BIG LAW • Mon, 26 Aug 2024
