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Meridian continues raid of McCabes to grow insurance team
Business of Law 2023-05-15 10:30 pm By Gareth Baker

National law firm Meridian Lawyers has nabbed two senior practitioners from McCabes for its insurance group, less than a month after luring 14 lawyers and […]

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Pro bono limitations could deter lawyers from going in-house, ACC warns
Business of Law 2023-05-15 3:15 pm By Gareth Baker

Rules limiting the amount of pro bono work in-house lawyers can perform should be updated, Australia leading body representing corporate counsel has advised, citing concerns […]

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Leading commercial silk appointed to NSW appeals court
Courts 2023-05-11 3:36 pm By Sam Matthews

A silk who represented mining giant Wright Prospecting in long-running litigation over the Hope Downs mine has been appointed to the bench of the NSW […]

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‘Well behind where they ought to be’: Recent data breaches a wake up call for law firms
Analysis 2023-05-08 11:46 pm By Sam Matthews

With legal practices shaping up as a ripe target for cyberattacks, experts say many firms have a long way to go in implementing best practice […]

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Barrister’s $320,000 bill set aside as appeals court takes ‘purposive approach’ to disclosure rules
Business of Law 2023-05-05 12:40 pm By Sam Matthews

An appeals court has set aside a barrister’s $320,000 bill for a case initially estimated to cost $60,000 in counsel fees, applying a “purposive approach” […]

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HWL Ebsworth may have fallen victim to cyberattack
Privacy & Cybersecurity 2023-05-01 2:53 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Hacking group ALPHV claims it has stolen a large amount of data from law firm HWL Ebsworth, including employee and client information. The group says […]

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Lawyer who filed defence in losing case wins appeal of personal costs order
Appeals 2023-04-27 3:13 pm By Christine Caulfield

A lawyer’s role in litigation is not to draw conclusions on the existence of facts or the outcome of a case, an appeals court has […]

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‘Excessive’ costs by Nando’s top tier law firm for simple exam chopped by 72%
Franchises 2023-04-27 11:16 pm By Christine Caulfield

The costs billed by Nando’s Australia’s law firm for work on a “straightforward” judgment debtor examination of a franchisee — totalling almost a fifth of […]

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‘You could get a law degree in the time spent on this case’: Barrister’s fee overrun in spotlight
Business of Law 2023-04-24 11:20 pm By Christine Caulfield

A barrister’s $320,000 bill for a case initially estimated to cost $60,000 in counsel fees was at the centre of an appeals court hearing Monday, […]

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Federal Court’s new top judge to bring ‘swashbuckling to judging’
Courts 2023-04-19 10:06 pm By Cindy Cameronne

The Federal Court’s new Chief Justice Debra Mortimer will bring a sense of adventure to her role as top judge, which she foreshadowed will be […]

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