K&L Gates has snagged a partner from Arnold Bloch Leibler to bolster the real estate practice in its fast-growing Sydney office.
King & Wood Mallesons has denied the claims in a lawsuit by defunct stockbroker Halifax Investment Services alleging it failed to advise it of an obligation to hold client funds on trust, and has said another law firm should also take the blame if it is found negligent.
The widow of mining executive Ken Talbot has lost a case alleging law firms Arnold Bloch Leibler and Boyd Legal mishandled her late husbandâs estate after a judge found she had a âstated intention to destroyâ the estate lawyer.
United Petroleum has been hit with a class action on behalf of franchisees who allege they suffered loss when the petrol giant installed loss-making Pie Face stores at its franchise sites.
US multinational firm K&L Gates has lured a partner and four solicitors from HWL Ebsworth for its growing corporate practice, just a month after poaching three other partners from the firm.
Seven Network has dropped its lawsuit accusing Cricket Australia of breaching their media rights agreement, after reportedly reaching a new five-year agreement with the sports league.
US multinational firm K&L Gates has grown its ranks in Australia, luring three partners from HWL Ebsworth to join its corporate team.
Automotive electronics company Directed Electronics has largely prevailed in a five-year-old lawsuit alleging a former manager misappropriated company information and reaped $3.6 million in commissions through a secret side agreement with South Korean giant Hanhwa.
A judge hearing a contract dispute between Seven Network and Cricket Australia has knocked the sporting bodyâs defence, in which it argues that Sevenâs pleadings are âvague and embarrassingâ, expressing his âgrowing frustrationâ with the phrase.
The Corner Hotel has lost another bid to cancel a rival clubâs ‘jazz corner’ and ‘jazz corner hotel’ trade marks, with a judge finding the marks did not infringe the famed Richmond pub’s ‘corner’ trade marks.