PwC’s ex-GC makes recommendation for legal professional privilege oversight
The PwC former general counsel accused of “shunning” major issues amid the tax scandal has detailed how regulatory oversight could apply to legal professional privilege ...
BIG LAW • Thu, 29 Aug 2024
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
