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Class action accuses Melbourne law firm of negligence
Class Actions 2023-12-14 11:28 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

A Melbourne law firm is facing a class action on behalf of former clients it represented in litigation over childhood sexual abuse claims.

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Judge won’t recuse himself from watchdog’s case against law firm directors
Business of Law 2023-12-01 1:36 pm By Cindy Cameronne

A judge has refused to disqualify himself from a case by the Victorian legal watchdog against the former directors of two law firms, saying errors by him at directions hearings in the case did not equate to bias.

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Barrister found in contempt for repping sons without certificate, but spared conviction
Legal Ethics 2023-02-09 11:11 pm By Christine Caulfield

A Victorian barrister has been found guilty of contempt of court for representing her sons despite an order barring her from legal practice, but a judge dismissed a call by the legal watchdog to record a criminal conviction, saying the lawyer had not been deliberately defiant.

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‘This is not a computer game’: Thomson Geer rails against remote witnesses in negligenceĀ case
Professional Negligence 2022-05-26 3:50 pm By Sam Matthews

A judge has allowed three witnesses for HK Realway to give evidence by video link at an upcoming negligence trial against Thomson Geer, over protests from the firm, which said it would be inherently unfair.

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Settlement talks advance in bungled lease case against Macpherson Kelley
Competition & Consumer Protection 2022-02-10 10:48 pm By Christine Caulfield

Macpherson Kelley will head to an eleventh-hour mediation in a negligence case over the execution of a 10-year service station lease agreement with Shell, after the court heard settlement talks were well progressed.

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Macpherson Kelley faces trial over botched lease that gave Shell extra land
Professional Negligence 2022-02-08 11:00 pm By Christine Caulfield

Macpherson Kelley is headed for trial next week in a case that alleges the law firm bungled the execution of a 10-year lease agreement with Shell for a service station in Melbourne, giving the energy giant an extra 320 square metres equating to $2.5 million in lost rent for its landlord client.

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