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A solicitor and former client is suing Corrs Chambers Westgarth for “very significant damages”, alleging breaches of multiple duties by the law firm in the course of protracted litigation.
Woolworths employees shouldn’t be ‘cast adrift’ from class action, judge says
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Explaining his decision to reject a class action settlement that would have earned a law firm $1.75 million but provided nothing to 27,000 Woolworths employees, a judge has said the agreement created a conflict of interest between the solicitors and the workers they sought to set “adrift”.
Full Court tosses James Ashby’s appeal over $4.5M legal bill
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One Nation chief-of-staff James Ashby has failed to revive his lawsuit alleging the federal government breached the Fair Work Act by not paying his $4.5 million legal bill stemming from a dropped sexual harassment case against former House speaker Peter Slipper.
Jan Cameron to preserve $5.1M in assets while dispute with tax office on foot
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Former Bellamy’s Australia director Jan Cameron has consented to preserving up to $5.1 million in her Australian assets and not moving them offshore while proceedings she launched against the Australian Taxation Office are on foot.
Herbert Smith Freehills joins with UNSW to jumpstart grads’ legal careers
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Herbert Smith Freehills has partnered with the University of New South Wales on a practical training course for the firm’s Australian graduates that will allow them to start practicing sooner.
Court accepts Ramsay Health in-house counsel ‘drowning in work’ during COVID-19
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Ramsay Health Care Australia has been let off the hook for using emails subpoenaed in a defamation case between two feuding surgeons at one of its hospitals, with a judge accepting that an in-house lawyer was “mortified” by her mistake and was “drowning in work” at the time.
Judge asks why Banksia class action solicitor hasn’t forfeited fees
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The judge overseeing the scandal-ridden Banksia Securities class action has questioned why a solicitor on record for the case hasn’t handed over his ill-gotten fees despite professed regret for his actions and his claims to have reformed.
Ex-Bellamy’s director Jan Cameron sues to avoid tax on sale of 2.5M shares
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Former Bellamy’s Australia director Jan Cameron has filed proceedings against the Australian Taxation Office to avoid paying capital gains tax on the sale of 2.5 million shares in the organic baby food company 2018.
Gina Rinehart’s daughter wins appeal over $4B family trust documents
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The NSW Court of Appeal has granted Bianca Rinehart’s bid for her billionaire mother Gina to hand over trust documents that could be used in a dispute over ownership of the $4 billion family trust.
High Court KOs Repipe’s fight over patents for computer-implemented tech
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The High Court has rejected plumbing company Repipe’s application to hear its case centred on the question of patent eligibility for computer-implemented inventions, saying the case was not an appropriate vehicle for special leave.