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Lawyer ‘driven by greed and ego’ struck from roll after buying 1,000 client files
Legal Ethics 2022-07-28 4:08 pm By Cindy Cameronne

A Melbourne lawyer “driven by his own greed and ego” should be struck from the roll for at least nine years for grossly overcharged his […]

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Piper Alderman nabs litigation partner from Mills Oakley
Business of Law 2022-07-28 1:12 pm By Christine Caulfield

Piper Alderman has recruited a former Mills Oakley partner to join its commercial litigation practice in Perth. Merial Steadman, who has over 20 years’ dispute […]

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Mineralogy can’t take royalties dispute with Adani to court
Energy & Natural Resources 2022-07-26 2:57 pm By Sam Matthews

Clive Palmer’s mining company Mineralogy has lost a bid to stay an expert determination process in a royalties dispute with Adani, with a judge ruling […]

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Lane Cove tunnel operator can add claims to $300M case against builders
Construction 2022-07-25 11:18 pm By Cindy Cameronne

A judge has granted a bid by the operator of Sydney’s billion-dollar Lane Cove tunnel to add a new claim in the five-year-old dispute alleging […]

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Class action filed over strip searches at NSW music festivals
Class Actions 2022-07-22 12:16 pm By Christine Caulfield

The state of NSW faces a class action over police strip searches at music festivals that is seeking aggravated and exemplary damages for the “invasive […]

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Family who forged will of ‘worst landlord’ still at loggerheads over properties
Estates 2022-07-21 10:33 pm By Sam Matthews

A judge has flagged the “regrettable” prospect of further litigation in relation the estate of  Melbourne businessman Frank Cassar, following a finding that Cassar’s will […]

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Funder wants $13.2M commission from confidential Opal Tower class action settlement
Construction 2022-07-20 1:06 pm By Christine Caulfield

Although the settlement sum has not been disclosed, court documents in the Opal Tower class action reveal the litigation funder backing the case will seek […]

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Barristers’ clerk with COVID-19 was fired for working from home: lawsuit
Employment 2022-07-18 11:33 am By Cindy Cameronne

A Melbourne-based barristers’ clerk has filed a lawsuit alleging her employment was terminated after she asked to work from home to manage her disability and […]

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Dentons recruits Holding Redlich construction expert ahead of Olympics
Construction 2022-07-15 12:59 pm By Sam Matthews

Dentons has picked up a partner from Holding Redlich to bolster its construction practice ahead of the 2032 Olympic Games in Brisbane. Leading construction lawyer […]

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Lawyer who acted for both sides in employment case loses appeal of misconduct finding
Legal Ethics 2022-07-14 2:37 pm By Sam Matthews

A court has rejected an appeal by a lawyer who acted for both sides in an employment dispute between a company and its former managing […]

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