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 from work due to COVID-19 complications.
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 for Legal Aid disbursements.
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 struggle to fill positions, causing the traditional law firm pyramid structure to “collapse”, a report has found.
A former Greenwoods & Freehills partner will argue he is entitled to whistleblower protection in his lawsuit against the tax advisory firm and Lendlease, alleging he was forced to leave after refusing to put his name to a tax return and making protected disclosures.
Piper Alderman has recruited a former Mills Oakley partner to join its commercial litigation practice in Perth.
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 its obligations as a holder of an Australian financial services licence led to $15.4 million in investor funds being loaned to the company’s director in Hong Kong.
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 child exploitation convictions for possessing images and videos that “fell within the worst categories of such material.”
Gilbert + Tobin has lured K&L Gates’ global co-head of construction to join its energy and infrastructure practice in Melbourne.
Dentons has picked up a partner from Holding Redlich to bolster its construction practice ahead of the 2032 Olympic Games in Brisbane.
A court has rejected an appeal by a lawyer who acted for both sides in an employment dispute between a company and its former managing director and advised the director to “take and park” over $370,000 from the company account as leverage.