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Settlement offer not inadmissible in case against law firm, judge says
Professional Negligence 2023-11-24 11:52 pm By Sam Matthews

A judge has ruled that a settlement offer made in a case can be adduced into evidence in a construction company’s suit against its former […]

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Phoney Airtasker lawyer wins three-month cut to sentence on appeal
Legal Ethics 2023-11-23 12:32 pm By Sam Matthews

A judge has reduced the jail sentence imposed on a Brisbane man who falsely represented he was a lawyer on the Airtasker app, but refused […]

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Wotton + Kearney grows cyber team with addition of former EY Law director
Privacy & Cybersecurity 2023-11-20 11:28 pm By Christine Caulfield

Law firm Wotton + Kearney has become the latest firm to beef up its cybersecurity practice, luring special counsel Nick Martin from EY Law. Martin […]

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Mamamia founders win client file from lawyer in negligence case over $16M Sydney mansion
Professional Negligence 2023-11-16 11:49 pm By Christine Caulfield

The founders of news website Mamamia have secured access to their client file from a former HWL Ebsworth partner, who is accused of professional negligence […]

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‘You’ve got to learn to take yes for an answer’: Judge not inclined to seek Full Court’s view on solicitors CFO
Class Actions 2023-11-15 11:20 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

The judge overseeing a class action against collapsed investment manager Blue Sky has said he would not be inclined to seek clarity from the Full […]

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AG appoints Victorian barrister as new top prosecutor
Business of Law 2023-11-14 11:34 pm By Christine Caulfield

Attorney-General Mark Dreyfus has named the next Commonwealth Director of Public Prosecutions — a Victorian silk with a broad criminal and public law practice. Raelene […]

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As cybersecurity risks rise, Clayton Utz bolsters data governance team
Privacy & Cybersecurity 2023-11-14 11:19 pm By Christine Caulfield

Warning that board directors need to “up the ante” in their company’s cyber preparedness, Clayton Utz has appointed a Big Four partner to lead the […]

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Ex-Arnold Bloch Leibler lawyer’s complaint against solicitor, barrister can’t be revived
Business of Law 2023-11-13 11:12 pm By Christine Caulfield

A former senior associate at Arnold Bloch Leibler has lost her bid for review of a decision tossing her claims against the solicitor and barrister […]

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Judge wrings hands over ‘informal and presumptuous’ email to chambers
Courts 2023-11-10 11:34 pm By Christine Caulfield

Though the origins of this growing breeziness with the court are unknown, the increasing informality of correspondence with her chambers has so irked a judge […]

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Tribunal clarifies law on appointment of managers to legal practices
Business of Law 2023-11-10 1:01 pm By Sam Matthews

A tribunal in Western Australia has clarified the law surrounding the appointment of managers to legal practices, finding that more than one manager can be […]

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