Most Recent
A Sydney barrister has been found guilty of contempt in a fight with his chambers over $112,000 in alleged unpaid fees after he failed to follow court orders to hand over his financial documents and did not explain why he had not filed tax returns since 2016.
Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer has hired a finance and restructuring partner from Squire Patton Boggs, as the firm expands its capital solutions offering.
Victoria's decision to cap counsel fees for government work has been slammed by the Bar's president as "unfairly and disproportionately" affecting women barristers.
Hall & Wilcox has bolstered its corporate and commercial practice with two partners and a team of three lawyers from K&L Gates.
A judge has ordered a Mills Oakley partner to pay his former law firm over $300,000 after finding he had overdrawn his share of the partnership income.
DLA Piper has brought on a new partner from Mallesons to join its global finance practice.
Holding Redlich has hired six new lawyers, including two partners, to bolster its dispute resolution practice in Melbourne and Brisbane.
HWL Ebsworth has defeated a former client's appeal of a $38,000 costs order, rejecting his claims of bias and lack of procedural fairness.
Hall & Wilcox has hired an experienced employment lawyer from Holding Redlich to boost its government offering in Canberra.
A judge at the forefront of early case law on contingency fees in Victoria Supreme Court class actions has been appointed to the state's Court of Appeal.