In loss for Herbert Smith Freehills, court says self-represented law firms can’t recover costs

Business of Law 2020-02-13 4:29 pm By Cat Fredenburgh | Melbourne

Herbert Smith Freehills cannot recover its costs for successfully representing itself in litigation with United Petroleum over the company’s aborted initial public offering, with an appeals court finding the High Court’s recent ruling eliminating the so-called Chorley exception for self-represented lawyers applies to law firms as well.