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Lawyer who acted for both sides in employment case loses appeal of misconduct finding
Legal Ethics 2022-07-14 2:37 pm By Sam Matthews

A court has rejected an appeal by a lawyer who acted for both sides in an employment dispute between a company and its former managing director and advised the director to “take and park” over $370,000 from the company account as leverage.

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Griffin Coal convicted of violating financial reporting obligations
Energy & Natural Resources 2022-07-13 11:12 pm By Sam Matthews

Embattled mining company Griffin Coal has copped a $4,000 fine after being convicted of failing to meet its financial reporting and officeholder requirements.

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DLA Piper brought on to lead case over alleged theft of mining invention
Intellectual Property 2022-07-05 6:23 pm By Sam Matthews

Western Australian energy company UON has won a bid to file amended claims in two Federal Court proceedings over a mining invention it says was stolen by a rival, after DLA Piper took over the cases from local firm Bennett + Co.

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Class actions too complex to run without lawyers, judge says
Class Actions 2022-06-30 12:36 pm By Sam Matthews

A judge has tossed a class action brought by a self-represented applicant against Wilson Security, saying class actions should not be run without lawyers.

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Woodside hit with third lawsuit over $16.5B WA natural gas project
Environment 2022-06-22 3:34 pm By Cindy Cameronne

The Australian Conservation Foundation has brought proceedings against oil and gas producer Woodside Energy, arguing its Scarborough gas project in Western Australia cannot go ahead until its climate impacts are assessed.Ā 

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Barrister, solicitors must pay costs for ‘negligent’ post-appeal work in oppression case
Professional Negligence 2022-06-01 6:18 pm By Cindy Cameronne

Lawyers who were found to be negligent in drafting orders after a successful appeal in a corporate oppression case have to foot their own costs after incurring ā€œwasted or unnecessaryā€ fees, an appeals court has held.

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Ban on lawyer’s practicing certificate can’t be retroactive, appeals court says
Legal Ethics 2022-05-26 5:20 pm By Cindy Cameronne

An appeals court has overturned a decision banning a lawyer from practice with retrospective effect and ordering her to pay $20,000 in legal costs, after a tribunal sanctioned her for allegedly misleading a court employee and making ā€œoffensiveā€ remarks in 2016.

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Lawyer who refused to pay silk engaged in professional misconduct, tribunal finds
Legal Ethics 2022-05-24 5:32 pm By Sam Matthews

A lawyer who failed to pay $23,000 in fees to senior counsel and made a groundless complaint to the bar association to use as a ā€œbargaining chipā€ engaged in professional misconduct, a tribunal has found.

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Perth Airport misled United in lease negotiations, lawsuit claims
Contracts 2022-05-18 4:17 pm By Sam Matthews

United Petroleum has taken Perth Airport to court, arguing it was induced to enter a $900,000 lease and construction agreement at the airportā€™s central precinct with empty promises of redevelopment at the site.

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WA lawyer fined $24,000, reprimanded for pursuing hopeless case
Business of Law 2022-04-26 9:01 pm By Cindy Cameronne

A Perth solicitor has been reprimanded and ordered to pay a $24,000 fine after a tribunal found he had engaged in unsatisfactory professional conduct for pursuing a case that was ā€œdoomed to failā€.

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