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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, and the dispute mirrors another battle between the practitioner and his instructing solicitor involving a cost blowout of a quarter of a million dollars.
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 approached holistically in a welcome ceremony before pre-eminent members of the legal community.
Law firm Holding Redlich has lured commercial property law expert Dinh Ptok to join its growing property, planning and development group.
A solicitor and a Sydney silk have been cleared of allegations they gave negligent advice in an action against a law firm, with a judge finding the barrister was "diligent, thorough, careful and ethical".
Boutique law firm Barry Nilsson has snagged a Norton Rose Fulbright disputes partner who specialises in healthcare product liability class actions and his five-member team to join its Sydney office.
Sydney law firm Baybridge Lawyers has lost a bid to block a rival firm that's located in the same office building from registering its ‘LawBridge’ trade mark.
A law firm's debt for an unpaid bill is maintainable over files sought by a client in a saga dating back to 1993, despite the statute of limitations barring the firm from recovering its fees, a court has found.
Leading defamation lawyer Patrick George has joined Company (Giles), reuniting with former protégé Rebekah Giles after leaving the law firm he founded 17 years ago.
Johnson Winter Slattery has lured a long time Corrs Chambers Westgarth lawyer to join its real estate team in Melbourne as a special counsel.
Ashurst has lured the founding partner of McCullough Robertson's employment and safety practice to expand its risk advisory offering amid increased regulation in the space.