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Negligence case against Malouf Solicitors over ‘doomed to fail’ cases thrown out
Professional Negligence 2024-07-23 11:01 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

A medical imaging company has lost its negligence case alleging Malouf Solicitors failed to advise it that its defences in District Court proceedings were doomed to fail, with a judge finding the company’s executives were informed of the risks of defending the case.

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‘Dispute can’t continue’: Judge rejects law firm’s delay bid in costs dispute with client
Business of Law 2024-07-22 11:14 pm By Christine Caulfield

A judge has rejected a Sydney law firm’s bid for an adjournment in a costs dispute with a former client, saying the spat “cannot be permitted to continue”.

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Talent manager files appeal in Angus & Julia Stone’s $2.8M lawsuit
Entertainment 2024-07-15 11:02 pm By Cindy Cameronne

UK talent management company TaP Management has filed an appeal after a judge dismissed its bid to permanently stay a case by Australian musical duo Angus & Julia Stone, who allege their former manager overcharged them by $2.8 million. 

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EnerMech wins appeal in $10M feud with Acciona over Westconnex tunnel construction
Construction 2024-07-11 11:53 pm By Sam Matthews

Subcontractor EnerMech has won an appeal in its fight against Acciona over a $10 million progress payment for work on the Westconnex M4-M5 link, with an appeals court finding the question of whether EnerMech’s claim was a payment claim for construction work was a matter for an adjudicator, not the court.

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HWL Ebsworth, ex-partner file competing appeals over expulsion finding
Appeals 2024-07-10 4:01 pm By Cindy Cameronne

HWL Ebsworth and a former capital partner have both appealed a ruling that found the partner was invalidly expelled in 2020 but that his partnership had been dissolved from the day he sued his former firm. 

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Lawyers win appeal in professional negligence case over settlement advice
Professional Negligence 2024-07-09 11:54 pm By Sam Matthews

An appeals court has rejected a challenge by a woman who said she was given negligent advice by her lawyers about two settlement offers which she rejected, finding that she would not have taken advice to accept the offers in any case.

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Legal community celebrates revived NSW industrial court
Courts 2024-07-09 3:01 pm By Cindy Cameronne

Members of the legal community in NSW are celebrating the revival of the state’s 123-year old industrial court, the oldest tribunal of its kind in the world, with the new president saying it will be “unburdened” by numerous requirements found in federal legislation.

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Funder behind Westconnex class action seeks fourth firm to run case
Class Actions 2024-07-08 11:49 pm By Cindy Cameronne

A funder bankrolling a class action against the NSW government over the construction of Sydney’s $16 billion Westconnex tunnel is locked in a dispute with the lead applicants over $135,000 held in a trust account, and wants to replace the plaintiffs and their solicitors, the third group of lawyers to run the case.

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Judge slashes plaintiffs’ costs in Sydney light rail class action
Class Actions 2024-06-25 10:55 pm By Cindy Cameronne

A judge has ordered Transport for NSW to only pay 65 per cent of the costs of a class action over Sydney’s $3 billion light rail construction, finding it was not inappropriate to apportion costs even though the plaintiffs were largely successful.

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Contingency fee order in Arrium class action would remain in force in NSW, AG tells High Court
Class Actions 2024-06-20 11:55 pm By Sam Matthews

The NSW Supreme Court would have the power to deal with a contingency fee order made in a class action against KPMG if the accounting firm won its application to move the case from Victoria, making the existence of the order a neutral factor in the transfer bid, the federal Attorney-General has told the High Court.  

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