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HWL Ebsworth client rejected $1.35M offer to settle negligence case
Professional Negligence 2024-08-19 11:43 pm By Cindy Cameronne

HWL Ebsworth has won indemnity costs against a former client who alleged the firm gave negligent advice over property in Parramattaā€™s ‘Auto Alley’, with a court saying the client was the ā€œauthor of the outcome about which it complainsā€ by rejecting a $1.35 million settlement offer.

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Lawyers win appeal in professional negligence case over settlement advice
Professional Negligence 2024-07-09 11:54 pm By Sam Matthews

An appeals court has rejected a challenge by a woman who said she was given negligent advice by her lawyers about two settlement offers which she rejected, finding that she would not have taken advice to accept the offers in any case.

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Mt Arthur Coal, Chandler Macleod to face suit over 150 instances of alleged bullying
Employment 2024-06-04 11:29 pm By Sam Matthews

A judge has allowed a coal mine truck driver to bring claims as much as five years out of time against Mt Arthur Coal and Chandler Macleod over alleged bullying by a colleague, finding the delay in bringing the case was justified by a period of disability which left the worker ā€œseverely impaired in her capacity to pursue any litigationā€.

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Former HWL Ebsworth client can’t seek additional $22.8M after negligence finding
Business of Law 2024-05-14 11:32 pm By Cindy Cameronne

A former HWL Ebsworth client has lost his argument that the firm must reimburse him for $22.8 million in expenses and interest after a judge found the law firm was negligent in advising on a joint venture contract for a Sydney land development, which allegedly lost him $130 million.Ā 

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HWL Ebsworth wins appeal in negligence case over $150M Auto Alley property
Professional Negligence 2024-04-04 11:01 pm By Sam Matthews

Law firm HWL Ebsworth has successfully appealed a decision finding that its negligent advice over property in Paramattaā€™s ‘Auto Alley’ cost a client $2 million, with an appeals court finding the commercial opportunity lost by the client had no value.

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Solicitor loses argument that costs assessors can’t get do-over
Business of Law 2023-07-10 5:15 pm By Gareth Baker

A Sydney solicitor has lost a 10-year-old dispute with a former client over fees, after unsuccessfully claiming a cost assessorā€™s conduct in issuing multiple preliminary cost certificates ran afoul of the Legal Profession Act.

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HWL Ebsworth found negligent in $130M case over property development
Professional Negligence 2023-02-17 5:39 pm By Cindy Cameronne

HWL Ebsworth has been found negligent in advising on a joint venture contract for an ambitious Sydney-based land development, which allegedly lost the law firmā€™s former client $130 million.Ā 

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HWL Ebsworth overlooked ‘obvious red flags’ in joint venture contract, trial told
Professional Negligence 2022-03-07 9:11 pm By Bianca Hrovat

HWL Ebsworth’s clients suffered a staggering $130 million loss when the law firm’s solicitors failed to notice ā€œobvious red flagsā€ in a joint venture contract for an ambitious Sydney-based land development, a court has heard.

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ā€˜Not a shred of evidenceā€™: Judge questions appeal in HWL Ebsworth negligence suit
Appeals 2021-11-25 9:31 pm By Cindy Cameronne

A judge has questioned property developer PPK Group’s challenge to the dismissal of its long-running negligence case against HWL Ebsworth over the $25.5 million sale of Crown-owned land in Sydney.

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Developer PPK Group appeals defeat in HWL Ebsworth negligence suit
Professional Negligence 2021-09-10 2:19 pm By Christine Caulfield

Property developer PPK Group is challenging the dismissal of its long-running negligence case against law firm HWL Ebsworth over the $25.5 million sale of Crown-owned Sydney land.

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