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Lawsuit by ex-office manager against Bannister Law resolves
Employment 2023-07-12 5:21 pm By Christine Caulfield

A former accounts and office manager has resolved her case against class action firm Bannister Law alleging she was required to work while on leave […]

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Sparke Helmore picks up partner from Holding Redlich
Business of Law 2023-07-11 11:40 pm By Christine Caulfield

Sparke Helmore has recruited a Brisbane-based partner from Holding Redlich with corporate and dispute resolution experience. Kylie Wilson joins the law firm’s corporate & commercial […]

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Solicitor loses argument that costs assessors can’t get do-over
Business of Law 2023-07-10 5:15 pm By Gareth Baker

A Sydney solicitor has lost a 10-year-old dispute with a former client over fees, after unsuccessfully claiming a cost assessor’s conduct in issuing multiple preliminary […]

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Silk Sue Chrysanthou to be reprimanded for unsatisfactory professional conduct
Legal Ethics 2023-07-06 5:05 pm By Sam Matthews

The NSW Bar Council has resolved to reprimand leading defamation barrister Sue Chrysanthou SC over her decision to accept a brief from former Attorney-General Christian […]

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Financial stakes high in Atanaskovic Hartnell’s challenge to ‘campaign of denigration’ ruling
Employment 2023-07-04 3:10 pm By Gareth Baker

An appeal by Atanaskovic Hartnell over a $330,000 damages judgment in favor of a former general manager is motivated in part by the court’s award […]

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Layoffs unlikely, but salary slowdown coming for lawyers
Business of Law 2023-07-03 4:59 pm By Gareth Baker

Despite a global economic slowdown Australian lawyers won’t face layoffs like their US counterparts, legal insiders say, but some who cashed in during the COVID-19 […]

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JWS lures partner from Jones Day for disputes and insolvency team
Business of Law 2023-07-03 9:36 pm By Sam Matthews

Johnson Winter Slattery has nabbed a Jones Day partner to work coast to coast at its Brisbane and Perth offices, bolstering the ranks of its […]

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Slater & Gordon faces court challenge to Allegro takeover by small biz
Slater & Gordon 2023-06-29 9:44 pm By Sam Matthews

A self-managed superannuation fund has taken Slater & Gordon to court to block the the acquisition of its shares in the firm as part of […]

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HWL Ebsworth’s claim of exhausted discovery in partner spat ‘puzzling’, judge says
Business of Law 2023-06-29 10:47 pm By Gareth Baker

A judge has criticised HWL Ebsworth’s discovery efforts and ordered the law firm to try again in the firm’s dispute with a former partner claiming […]

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Recession fears loom large for small and mid-size law firms: report
Business of Law 2023-06-28 3:32 pm By Cindy Cameronne

The risk of a recession-fueled slowdown is the biggest worry for small and mid-size law firms this year, according to a new report, as more […]

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