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Hall & Wilcox brings on Moray & Agnew public law specialist
Hall & Wilcox has recruited a partner to lead the firm’s newly-established Commonwealth Freedom of Information, information release and privacy practice. 
Lawyer found to have misled court should be struck from roll: tribunal
A solicitor who was found to have made misleading statements to the court, a judge's associate and another lawyer should be struck from the roll, a tribunal has found.
Moray & Agnew settles suit alleging it was 6 years late with costs agreement
A former client of Moray & Agnew alleges the law firm waited six years after taking instructions before providing it with a costs agreement, claiming it racked up a $330,000 legal bill during this time.
Law firm pays $1M to settle negligence claim by Melbourne property development lender
A law firm has reached a settlement with the lender of a property development in North Melbourne, paying $1 million to resolve claims it was negligent in preparing a loan agreement.
Merricks Capital settles non-compete case with investment boutique, employees
Investment manager Merricks Capital has resolved its case against a former managing director and two employees, who left the firm for a boutique run by financial commentator Peter Switzer and his son, Marty.
Investor class action can’t see Virgin’s advice from Herbert Smith Freehills
A judge has rejected arguments that Virgin Australia waived legal professional privilege over advice from Herbert Smith Freehills by claiming in a class action defence that it had a reasonable belief that statements in a prospectus for a $324 million capital raising were not misleading.
‘Air of a Kafka novel’: NAB loses bid to suppress misleading or deceptive conduct case
National Australia Bank has lost its bid to shield a case by a Melbourne gold bullion dealer after a judge said one of the bank’s arguments for suppression had “the air of a Kafka novel”.
Virgin bondholders say indemnity unlawfully holding up class action
An investor class action against Virgin Australia has mounted a new challenge to a contentious indemnity clause, which the airline claims entitles it to receive periodic payments for its legal costs in defending the claims.
Judge pauses Virgin’s cross-claim in bondholders class action
The judge hearing a bondholders class action against Virgin Australia has deferred the resolution of the airline's cross-claim seeking seeking periodic payments from the class action to cover its costs under a contentious indemnity clause.