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A solicitor who acted for both parties in a fight between a company and its director has been struck from the roll, with a court finding his attempt to hide the conduct was “worse than the crime.”

Sydney Trains faces court action alleging drivers were docked pay after taking part in protected industrial action, amid a protracted dispute over a new enterprise agreement.

Construction materials giant Boral has pleaded guilty to interfering with Indigenous relics at a Hobart quarry.

CPB Contractors has sued its insurers for their refusal to cover $9.5 million in costs incurred fixing defective road signs on the CityLink extension in Melbourne.

In a case alleging Waller Legal gave negligent advice in a sexual abuse claim, a judge has rejected the plaintiff’s bid to adduce evidence of the firm’s alleged tendency to pursue out of court settlement over litigation.

The owners of Sydney’s Australia Square Tower have filed proceedings over $250,000 in damage allegedly caused by a subcontractor that flooded the iconic skyscraper's lift shaft.

A former Lander & Rogers client that was hit with a $2.9 million legal bill for work on a construction matter has taken the firm to court, calling its costs disclosures “grossly inadequate”. 

Law firm Gordon Legal has filed a tenth class action on behalf of junior doctors in Victoria who were allegedly underpaid for shift work, after several landmark wins in similar cases. 

Transport for NSW has asked the High Court to weigh in on when land is acquired for a 'public purpose', in a dispute over the value of land acquired near the Western Sydney Airport.

Baker McKenzie has welcomed back a seasoned banking and finance partner after his five-year stint at Hogan Lovells came to an end when the firm decided to close its Sydney office.