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Maurice Blackburn has defeated a former client's bid for summary judgment in an “unusual case” alleging the firm gave him bad advice concerning a personal injury claim against the state of Western Australia over assaults suffered in prison.
Holding Redlich has been given a reprieve from putting on a defence in a lawsuit by the NSW Labor Party alleging the law firm was negligent in advice over a $100,000 illegal cash donation delivered in an Aldi shopping bag.
Corrs Chambers Westgarth has defeated an application by a former client to split a trial in his breach of duty case against the law firm, with a judge saying while an initial hearing could save costs, the line between negligence and the merits of the underlying case were blurred.
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".
The wife of the late mining executive Ken Talbot wanted to "destroy" the law firm that advised her husband about his will, a court has found in awarding costs against the widow.
King & Wood Mallesons has denied the claims in a lawsuit by defunct stockbroker Halifax Investment Services alleging it failed to advise it of an obligation to hold client funds on trust, and has said another law firm should also take the blame if it is found negligent.
An appeals court has thrown out a $285,000 negligence judgment against Sparke Helmore over two sales contracts worth $1.5 million and rejected a NSW developer’s attempts to squeeze the law firm for a heftier damages bill.
Accounting firm Pitcher Partners has lost an application to dismiss a $127 million lawsuit by the family of race car driver Max Twigg as an abuse of process, with a judge rejecting its claim that the proceedings were deliberately delayed.
HWL Ebsworth has been found negligent in advising on a joint venture contract for an ambitious Sydney-based land development, which allegedly lost the law firm’s former client $130 million.
Pitcher Partners has failed to stay a Federal Court suit alleging the accounting firm failed to properly advise former Zap Fitness owner Bective Enterprises on a troubled share buy-back scheme, in light of a Supreme Court bid by another key player to shut the case down.