The liquidator of Fogo Brazilia has lost a bid for a gross sum costs order against the restaurant chain, after a judge found that legal […]
A judge has declined to pass on a senior barrister’s $18,000 cancellation fee as part of an adverse costs order for a vacated trial, noting […]
Law firm Johnson Winter & Slattery is expanding its footprint with the opening of a Canberra office spearheaded by two new partners lured from MinterEllison […]
A Melbourne-based clerking service has denied that it fired a clerk because she asked to work from home to manage her disability and was absent […]
A lawyer has had his name struck off the roll for misconduct that “represented a gross departure from proper professional standards,” including making false claims […]
Salaries for junior to mid-level lawyers have increased by 20 per cent in the last year but the legal market is facing difficulties as firms […]
Piper Alderman has recruited a former Mills Oakley partner to join its commercial litigation practice in Perth. Merial Steadman, who has over 20 years’ dispute […]
Law firm Sophie Grace has settled a lawsuit brought by collapsed forex broker Gallop International Group claiming its failure to ensure the company complied with […]
An appeals court has found that a hopeful solicitor and self-described pornography addict is not suitable for admission to the roll, in light of several […]
Gilbert + Tobin has lured K&L Gates’ global co-head of construction to join its energy and infrastructure practice in Melbourne. Zac Kerr joined Gilbert + […]