Tribunal orders Brisbane boutique to hand over material

A Brisbane boutique firm has been ordered to hand over material to a former client who has complained about barrister fees.

BIG LAW • Mon, 15 Apr 2024

Review of law firm’s defamation decision ‘misconceived’

A man who complained about a law firm that refused to take defamation action has been knocked back by a court.

BIG LAW • Mon, 15 Apr 2024

Judge rules on Bruce Lehrmann defamation trial

The Federal Court has ruled on whether Bruce Lehrmann raped Brittany Higgins in Parliament House.

THE BAR • Mon, 15 Apr 2024

Boutique firm fails its second attempt at $2m legal bill fight

A law firm that claimed it was owed just shy of $2 million in legal fees has lost on appeal despite seeking just a third of the amount be paid.

BIG LAW • Thu, 11 Apr 2024

HWL Ebsworth’s expulsion of capital partner amid IPO ‘invalid’

Major Australian firm HWL Ebsworth breached its partnership deed when it expelled a capital partner who was shut out of the failed IPO.

BIG LAW • Wed, 10 Apr 2024

Law firm to challenge alleged conspiracy with administrators

A Canberra director claimed he suffered damages because of an alleged conspiracy between a boutique firm and administrators.

BIG LAW • Sun, 14 Apr 2024

ASIC attempts to drop key evidence in Mayfair 101 case

Key evidence may not be included in the prosecution of a man behind the collapse of an IPO investment fund that owed millions.

BIG LAW • Wed, 10 Apr 2024

Supreme Court judge recused over client’s disciplinary complaint

A woman used a disciplinary complaint to have a Supreme Court judge recused from hearing a matter against one of Australia’s biggest firms.

BIG LAW • Tue, 09 Apr 2024

Class action applicant accuses Qld of robbing him of identity

The lead applicant of a class action into the Queensland government’s decision to remove Indigenous children from families has accused the state of also trying to take ...

BIG LAW • Tue, 09 Apr 2024