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Senior lawyers must take responsibility for their own failings, judge says
A judge has taken a Perth law firm to task after a junior solicitor was left to apologise for a failure to comply with court orders in proceedings against BP, saying one of the principals should have taken responsibility instead. 
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Contractor loses round in spat over $100M Club Moolia development
A contractor for a proposed $100 million country club near Perth has lost a round in a legal battle that has stalled the project, losing a bid for a freezing order against the landowner.
K&L Gates’ demand for $745,000 in fees from client defective and misleading, court says
A judge has quashed a statutory demand by K&L Gates seeking $745,000 in fees from a former client, saying the law firm's alleged debt included amounts owing its US counterpart, in currency converted to Australian dollars who knows when.