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Fortescue’s private investigators trailed trips to Kmart while spying on ex-employees, court told
Metal mining company Fortescue hired private investigators to spy on former employees who created green iron start-up Element Zero, sifting through their mail, taking photos of their children and following them to Kmart, a court has heard. 
HWL Ebsworth, ex-partner file competing appeals over expulsion finding
HWL Ebsworth and a former capital partner have both appealed a ruling that found the partner was invalidly expelled in 2020 but that his partnership had been dissolved from the day he sued his former firm. 
Lawyers win appeal in professional negligence case over settlement advice
An appeals court has rejected a challenge by a woman who said she was given negligent advice by her lawyers about two settlement offers which she rejected, finding that she would not have taken advice to accept the offers in any case.
Goodman Fielder wins $10M freezing order against employee suspected of fraud
Food giant Goodman Fielder has won freezing orders against a former employee who the company suspects of a $10 million fraud and issued a slew of subpoenas to betting firms the employee holds accounts with.
Ex-client takes Holding Redlich to court over $334,000 legal bill
Law firm Holding Redlich has been hit with proceedings over invoices totalling more than $334,000 by an ex-client who says the firm provided no cost agreement and made no cost disclosure over the course of an eight-month retainer. 
Partner declined advice at key stage of Slater & Gordon share offload, court told
A law firm partner who alleges a Melbourne solicitor failed to properly advise him on a share sale agreement with Slater & Gordon in 2014 declined assistance before signing a term sheet that outlined he could not sell his shares in the firm for three years, a court has heard.
Sacked TV reporter Robert Ovadia takes Seven to Fair Work Commission
Former Seven News reporter Robert Ovadia has filed a complaint with the Fair Work Commission over his sacking, which alleges the intentional infliction of harm by the network and its news director. 
JWS nabs energy and resources specialist for reunion of former Corrs trio
Law firm Johnson Winter Slattery has recruited energy and resources specialist Nick Thorne for the firm's Brisbance office, an appointment that represents a reunion for a former Corrs Chambers Westgarth trio. 
Partner sues Melbourne firm over advice on Slater & Gordon share sale
The managing partner of a leading plaintiff law firm has sued a Melbourne firm, alleging it failed to properly advise him on an agreement that prevented him from selling his shares in Slater & Gordon before its share price plummeted in 2015.
Solicitors’ CFO ruling to bring more class actions to Federal Court, firms say
The Federal Court is set to become a more attractive forum for class actions now that the Full Court has confirmed it has power to make orders granting solicitors a contingency fee from any settlement or judgment in a group proceeding.