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Lander & Rogers special counsel Melissa Tan brings the same fierce work ethic and tenacity when competing in Latin dancing competitions around the globe that she does to working on complex insurance disputes.
A $400 million class action brought by Shine Lawyers against a major Telstra and Foxtel contractor will be stayed after the company was placed into administration three months out from trial.
A Melbourne law firm has triumphed in a lawsuit by a former client that accused it of breaching its fiduciary duty in “hard-fought” litigation over a $24.5 million East Melbourne development.
Law firms are ordering staff in their Sydney offices to work from home if possible and avoid face-to-face meetings as the state's new rules requiring masks at all indoor workplaces takes effect.
A barrister and solicitor who accused the Victoria Supreme Court of bias have avoided a contempt of court ruling, despite a judge finding their conduct “fell short of the standards of competence and diligence” expected of lawyers.
Lawyerly is pleased to announce the winners of its inaugural Litigation Rising Stars competition, which honours 30 lawyers under the age of 40 for their work in high-stakes litigation.
A judge will hear arguments by suspended lawyer Serene Teffaha, who filed a class action against the state over lockdown restrictions, over whether her clients can be made to supply their details to a Hall & Wilcox lawyer who was appointed to take over her firm.
A judge has found that news articles published in the Herald Sun, Daily Mail and The Australian may have given group members in a class action against a Telstra contractor the “wrong impression” that they would be exposed to a cross-claim if they failed to opt out.
The former CEO of Hendry Group who claims the business consultancy suspended her after she complained of bullying and sex harassment has lashed out at the company's claims that she was let go for misconduct, saying she only became aware of the allegations against her through board meeting minutes.
Allowing former senior barrister Norman O'Bryan to reopen his defence in the Banksia class action while "avoiding the witness box" was clearly prejudicial, and futile to boot, a judge has said in his reasons for refusing the silk's last-minute application.