In spat over $365,000 bill, court finds law firm failed to make ongoing disclosures to client

Legal Ethics 2024-04-22 3:41 pm By Sam Matthews | Melbourne

A judge has found that a law firm failed in its duty to provide ongoing costs disclosures, in a fight over a legal bill that was double the size of the last estimate provided, rejecting an argument that the client should have understood the charges would climb.