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A judge has rejected a class action law firm's challenge to her decision to slash its fees in two underpayments class actions against supermarket chain Romeo’s after finding it “seriously breached” rules of the legal profession.
A judge has approved a $2.2 million settlement in a class action on behalf of Drakes store managers who were allegedly underpaid but has deferred her approval of fees charged by the law firm -- the same firm that saw its fees cut in two similar class actions.
A judge who slashed the fees of a law firm that reached a $1.55 million settlement in two class actions against supermarket chain Romeo's has expressed her "annoyance" at the firm's attempt to tender time records to justify the bill.
The Albanese government has thrown its support behind a proposal to establish a federal judicial commission that would address questionable conduct by judges.
Class action law firm Adero Law is fighting a judge’s order that its fees be slashed in two underpayment class actions against supermarket chain Romeo’s, arguing the court’s finding it seriously breached legal profession rules was not based on evidence.
Senior lawyers for Star Entertainment have been called out by the NSW gambling regulator for gumming up investigations with unfounded claims of legal professional privilege and misleading the National Australia Bank about transactions that used China Union Pay debit cards.
An appeals court has refused a bid by Bianca Rinehart and John Hancock to block an arbitrator from deciding a long-running dispute over valuable mining assets, despite his wife having acted for Gina Rinehart in related proceedings.
A Federal Court judge has recused himself from hearing a fraud trial against Forum Finance, after expressing that he had an “unfavourable” impression of director Vince Tesoriero's reliability as a witness.
A judge who has granted a lawyer leave to appear in proceedings via audio visual link has warned the legal profession that courts are expecting to “return to normal” and that tolerance for remote hearings has “come to an end”.
A judge has denied a bid by accounting firm Pitcher Partners to transfer a $127 million lawsuit brought by the Twigg family, saying he was best placed to hear "serious allegations" the firm helped race car driver Max Twigg give a false understanding of his company’s assets.