A judge has shut down a former Qantas customer service manager’s bid to pursue a disability discrimination case against Maurice Blackburn alleging the law firm put pressure on her to settle her workers compensation case against the airline.
A former administrative assistant at Piper Alderman who was not allowed to work from home during the COVID-19 pandemic says she was terminated for taking parental leave and complaining about a special counsel’s “intimidating and aggressive behaviour”.
Global law firm DLA Piper has boosted its restructuring practice with the hire of former Ashurst partner Lionel Meehan for its Melbourne team, the firm’s fourth new hire in recent months.
National law firm Sparke Helmore has denied allegations in a $1 million negligence lawsuit that it failed to properly advise a Shoal Bay property developer over the sale of two units in the coastal town, saying that it failed to receive the required instructions.
The law firm at the centre of a coronavirus outbreak linked to its Melbourne headquarters is still expecting its Sydney partners to work from the office despite warnings from NSW premier Gladys Berejiklian that the state had reached a “critical point”.
Working with barristers can be inspirational or infuriating, according to the solicitors who brief them. While regular communication and mutual engagement will see the relationship between barrister and solicitor flourish, poor time management and a lack of respect can cause frustrations to bubble to the surface.
Top tier law firm Gilbert + Tobin has admitted it underpaid graduate staff to the tune of $290,000, the latest law firm to be drawn into the underpayments scandal affecting Australian businesses.
National law firm Thomson Geer has effectively gutted the Brisbane office of global firm Dentons’, luring five key partners and their teams to beef up its real estate, banking and restructuring practices.
Global law firm White & Case LLP has lured the former general counsel of Lendlease Construction Australia to join the firm’s Sydney office.
DLA Piper has hired a partner to build up its finance dispute resolution and class actions practice in Australia.