Law firm Macpherson Kelley has lured a highly experienced lawyer from rival firm Piper Alderman to join its group of “straight talking” and award-winning practitioners in Sydney.
Investment banks accused in the criminal cartel case over a $2.5 billion ANZ share placement will not lose their right to a fair trial with the release of a judgment finding the prosecutors’ indictment deficient, a judge has ruled.
Despite a judge’s urging for the parties to arrive at a “pragmatic solution”, the lawyers behind competing pelvic mesh class actions against Boston Scientific will duke it out for carriage of the proceedings.
The Federal Circuit Court’s decisive response to complaints of inappropriate behaviour by a judge has been roundly applauded by the legal profession as putting the judiciary on notice that courts will not ignore complaints, but the latest scandal shows sexual harassment remains a pervasive problem.
The former boss of defence shipbuilder Austal, who is facing penalty proceedings by ASIC, has told a court the regulator’s case was based on information that fit within a carveout to the ASX listing rules on continuous dislosure to the market.
A Federal Circuit Court judge has resigned after an inquiry found he engaged in inappropriate conduct of a “sexualised” nature towards two young women.
For Elit Lawyers by McGirr & Snell partner and co-founder Danielle Snell, experiencing one of the strictest COVID-19 lockdowns in the world fundamentally changed the course of her career in litigation.
A surgeon facing class action claims from breast implant patients of the defunct The Cosmetic Institute has won his legal battle against an insurer that denied coverage for his defence costs.
For Herbert Smith Freehills partner Christine Tran her first all-nighter at the law firm was a critical moment in her career in class action litigation.
Facing off in the courtroom against large litigation firms is never easy, says solicitor Christiaan Roberts, the head of Sydney’s Roberts & Partners, but there are advantages to being small and nimble.