A former Manus Island security guard has sued Maurice Blackburn, alleging the firmâs negligence prevented him from receiving higher compensation for his psychiatric injuries.
A self-represented customer of Latitude Financial has lost his bid to challenge a decision throwing out his data breach lawsuit against the non-bank lender after he defaulted on court orders.
A recent High Court decision that dealt a blow to builders and developers in NSW will usher in a return to a pre-2002 litigation regime, when plaintiffs only sued the parties with the deepest pockets, an expert has told Lawyerly.Â
Some of Australia’s biggest law firms were dragged to court in 2024, facing lawsuits — and even class actions — by disgruntled clients and aggrieved employees.
In a case alleging Waller Legal gave negligent advice in a sexual abuse claim, a judge has rejected the plaintiffâs bid to adduce evidence of the firmâs alleged tendency to pursue out of court settlement over litigation.
A law firm facing a representative proceeding for allegedly giving negligent advice to 700 survivors of institutional child sexual abuse is seeking to strip the case of class action status.
A former Mills Oakley client has taken legal action against the law firm after an agreement drafted by a partner to settle an estate dispute was found to be void.
Law firm Cornwalls has denied claims by a former client that it acted negligently and caused it to enter receivership, resulting in $4.8 million in losses.Â
A class action alleging Knowmore Legal Service provided negligent âcookie cutterâ legal advice to sexual abuse survivors has argued a hearing on declassing and strike-out applications should be put on hold.
A judge has signed off on the eighth version of a class action against Sydney doctor Daniel Lanzer and several of his associates over allegedly negligent cosmetic surgeries.