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High Court to weigh in on recovery of costs by self-repped law firms
Business of Law 2024-04-15 11:31 pm By Christine Caulfield

The High Court has agreed to hear a case with implications for law firms that represent themselves in litigation, granting an appeal application by media […]

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High Court asked to rule on self-repped firms’ costs for employed solicitors
Business of Law 2024-01-15 10:35 pm By Cindy Cameronne

A former Atanaskovic Hartnell client is seeking special leave to challenge a judgment from the NSW Court of Appeal that found self-represented law firms can […]

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A fool for a client? NSW appeals court ruling a boon for self-repped law firms 
Legal Ethics 2024-01-05 8:13 pm By Cindy Cameronne

The NSW Court of Appeal has issued a judgment contradicting a finding from its Victorian counterpart, ruling that law firm Atanaskovic Hartnell can recover costs […]

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Forex broker representative loses challenge to ASIC expert opinion
Competition & Consumer Protection 2023-04-14 4:35 pm By Cindy Cameronne

The authorised representative of Union Standard can’t exclude parts of an opinion by an ASIC-appointed expert in a case alleging Union traded in margin products […]

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Carwoola bushfire class action claims exempt under insurance policy: appeals court
Class Actions 2023-01-24 11:32 pm By Sam Matthews

An appeals court has upheld a finding that an unsuccessful class action over the Carwoola bushfire was not entitled to recovery from the insurers of […]

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Law firm can’t recover costs of work by own solicitors, court finds
Business of Law 2022-11-10 10:37 pm By Cindy Cameronne

Following the lead of its Victorian counterpart, the NSW Supreme Court has found that law firm Atanaskovic Hartnell cannot recover costs in self-represented litigation against […]

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Top 10 class action settlements of 2020
Analysis 2021-01-12 10:46 pm By Spencer Fowler Steen

Payouts in class actions in 2020 largely kept pace with the previous year despite the financial strain of the COVID-19 pandemic, with companies and other […]

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$16M settlement reached in Walla Walla tip fire class action
Class Actions 2020-04-06 11:18 am By Cat Fredenburgh

A NSW council has agreed to fork over $16 million to settle a class action over a 2009 rubbish tip fire, after the High Court […]

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High Court rejects council’s appeal bid in Walla Walla tip fire class action
Appeals 2019-09-13 10:32 pm By Christine Caulfield

The High Court has cleared the way for victims of a rubbish tip fire that tore through 17,000 acres of farmland in the NSW Riverina […]

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