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‘There must be something special about him’: Judge probes barrister on why he’s repping ex-Liberty Financial exec
Employment 2021-05-24 6:15 pm By Miklos Bolza

A judge has pressed a barrister on why he’s representing a former manager from non-bank lender Liberty Financial in proceedings seeking to bar him from jumping ship to startup ORDE Financial in addition to representing ORDE and its parent company, calling it an “unusual” arrangement.

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Liberty Financial sues to block exec from jumping ship to competitor
Employment 2021-05-13 1:30 pm By Miklos Bolza

Non-bank lender Liberty Financial has filed court proceedings seeking to block its manager of treasury from starting a new job at a rival lender for one year.

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Former QC, now judge hit with costs in negligent advice case
Construction 2021-05-04 3:29 pm By Cindy Cameronne

A former QC who is now a judge on the Victorian Supreme Court judge has been hit with costs following a ruling that he and a law firm acquired by Russell Kennedy provided negligent advice to a former client on a land purchase contract.

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Former QC, now judge liable to client in negligent advice case, court rules
Professional Negligence 2021-03-01 6:11 pm By Cindy Cameronne

A former QC turned Victorian Supreme Court judge has been found liable, along with a law firm acquired by Russell Kennedy, to pay $1.185 million to a former client for providing negligent advice on a land purchase contract.

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Former prosecutor in Victoria OPP’s sex offences unit loses appeal in PTSD case
Employment 2020-11-24 9:50 pm By Christine Caulfield

An appeals court has overturned a $435,000 win for solicitor Zagi Kozarov, a former prosecutor in the Victorian Office of Public Prosecutions specialist sexual offences unit, in her case blaming her working conditions for her severe post-traumatic stress disorder and depression.

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Thomson Geer completes fourth raid in pursuit of big firm status
Article 2020-08-27 1:58 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Just weeks after raids on DLA Piper and Macpherson Kelley, Thomson Geer has announced its fourth acquisition of the year, poaching a specialist tech law team from Russell Kennedy, as the firm pushes forward with plans to become one of the country’s top firms.

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Ex-Victorian prosecutor awarded $435,000 for work-related PTSD
Business of Law 2020-02-20 9:29 pm By Miklos Bolza

A former prosecutor working for the Victorian Office of Public Prosecutions in its sexual offences division has won a $435,000 judgment by the state’s Supreme Court after being diagnosed with depression and PTSD during her time working there.

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