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Big Law 12 July 2024 ByNaomi NeilsonLawyer’s removalist company faces misleading conduct claims

A legal practitioner’s NSW removalist company has faced allegations of misleading and deceptive conduct, but the...

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Big Law 09 July 2024 ByNaomi NeilsonWoman fails to sue lawyers after settlement remorse

A court has thrown out a woman’s attempts to blame her lawyers for a costs order that was triple the sum of a...

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Big Law 04 July 2024 ByNaomi NeilsonFamily lawyer’s $115k bill voided for disclosure failures

A family lawyer’s $115,000 legal bill was voided by a judge who found he did not provide a costs estimate but...

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SME Law 24 June 2024 ByNaomi NeilsonBoutique’s attempt to recover $150k blocked by costs assessor

A court was asked to step in when a boutique firm’s bid to recover almost $150,000 from a client was stalled because a...

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SME Law 06 June 2024 ByLauren CroftSME firms need to focus on ‘value creation’ amid rising costs

Moving through 2024 and into the new financial year, SME firms face a number of challenges amid economic turbulence....

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Big Law 23 May 2024 ByNaomi NeilsonLawyer confronts former employer in court over retainer

Tensions arose when a lawyer retained her first legal employer to assist her with a major and drawn-out Federal Court...

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Big Law 21 March 2024 ByNaomi NeilsonDemand for $230k in fees backfires on national firm

A demand for a client to pay more than $230,000 in unpaid legal fees has backfired on a national firm.

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Big Law 10 August 2023 ByNaomi NeilsonFormer MP’s ‘self-flattering’ Facebook page costs him $20k

A former Queensland MP who anonymously ran a local social media page for self-promotion purposes has been heavily...

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Corporate Counsel 08 August 2023 ByJerome DoraisamyRate pressure and securing ‘competitive’ quotes

General counsel across the board are seeing either downward pressure on rates from external providers or an increase in...

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The Bar 08 May 2023 ByNaomi NeilsonSydney barrister ordered to repay solicitor after invoice stoush

A Sydney barrister who charged a solicitor a figure almost five times higher than the original costs estimate has been...

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