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Tribunal finds lawyer who threatened witness in texts not fit to practice
Legal Ethics 2024-08-13 11:25 pm By Andy Sidler

VCAT has found a Melbourne lawyer is not fit to practice after he sent threatening text messages to a witness in proceedings involving his former law firm.

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Solicitor found guilty of misconduct for emails to Mills Oakley partner to be struck from roll
Legal Ethics 2024-08-12 10:44 pm By Sam Matthews

A tribunal has recommended that a Sydney solicitor be struck from the roll after finding him guilty of professional misconduct for sending numerous profane emails to a Mills Oakley solicitor during a dispute, noting the “unrelenting stream of discourteous, insulting or offensive correspondence” directed to the tribunal. 

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Lawyer dodges personal costs order over delays in $54M case against Mirvac
Construction 2024-08-01 11:09 pm By Cindy Cameronne

A law firm partner has avoided personal liability for costs after expert reports were filed late in a dispute with developer Mirvac over alleged defects in a Sydney apartment complex, having walked back an appeal to “competing commitments” that didn’t wash in court. 

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Solicitors can’t be targets of investigation into paralegals doing legal work, court finds
Legal Ethics 2024-08-01 11:29 pm By Andy Sidler

The Legal Practice Board’s decision to audit lawyers at a compensation firm following a complaint about paralegals allegedly engaging in unqualified legal practice has been quashed, with a court finding the law didn’t permit investigation of individual solicitors.

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Wealth guru Dominique Grubisa hit with 18-month ban
Financial Services 2024-07-31 11:04 pm By Andy Sidler

Sydney-based wealth guru Dominique Grubisa has been banned from managing corporations for 18 months after an ASIC investigation found two companies she managed owed more than $300,000 to creditors.

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Judge recuses himself from Sunshine Loans penalty hearing, calls for new court protocol
Legal Ethics 2024-07-18 11:15 pm By Sam Matthews

The judge who presided over ASIC’s successful case against payday lender Sunshine Loans has recused himself from deciding on penalty in the matter, saying a new court protocol might be needed for when a judge makes an adverse credit finding during the liability phase of a case.

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Judge rejects law firm’s updated bid in Hyundai, Kia class actions
Class Actions 2024-07-17 11:50 pm By Sam Matthews

A judge has rejected a law firm’s attempt to update its bid to run class actions against Hyundai and Kia, saying the changes were intended to net the firm a competitive advantage in an upcoming fight for carriage of the class actions and different in substance from its previous position.

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Court rips up law firm’s ‘positively misleading’ costs agreement
Legal Ethics 2024-07-15 11:12 pm By Cindy Cameronne

A judge has set aside a costs agreement between a Perth-based law firm and its client in a family law matter that culminated in a $87,000 bill, saying the agreement was “positively misleading” with respect to the applicable hourly rates.

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Activist investor loses challenge to Atanaskovic Hartnell’s $300,000 bill
Business of Law 2024-07-11 11:05 pm By Cindy Cameronne

Keybridge Capital chief executive officer Nicholas Bolton has lost his appeal of a costs review panel decision that saddled him with a legal bill of $308,940 for work done by Atanaskovic Hartnell for his company in a dispute with Brookfield Multiplex.

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Ex-client takes Holding Redlich to court over $334,000 legal bill
Business of Law 2024-07-09 10:40 pm By Sam Matthews

Law firm Holding Redlich has been hit with proceedings over invoices totalling more than $334,000 by an ex-client who says the firm provided no cost agreement and made no cost disclosure over the course of an eight-month retainer. 

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