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Silk Norman O’Bryan likely to face further scrutiny after admissions in Banksia class action
Analysis 2020-08-06 9:06 pm By Christine Caulfield

Barrister Norman O’Bryan has accepted that he should be struck from the roll of legal practitioners after dropping his defence mid-trial against claims of professional misconduct as senior counsel for a class action financed by the late Mark Elliott, but the consequences for the once high-flying silk might not end there.

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Former financial adviser gets six years in jail for $1.86M Ponzi scheme
White Collar 2020-08-04 4:14 pm By Christine Caulfield

Former financial adviser Graeme Miller has been jailed for six years after pleading guilty to misappropriating $1.865 million in client funds in what a judge described as a “cruel and deceitful betrayal”.

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Waived on through: Federal Court highlights the fine distinctions that govern waiver of privilege
Expert Insights 2020-07-31 10:59 pm By Christine Caulfield

A recent decision in ASIC’s case against ANZ has highlighted the potential risks of waiver of client legal privilege, with the Federal Court observing that the distinctions can be “fine”. While ANZ avoided having to disclose its legal advice to the regulator, the decision is a reminder of the potential pitfalls of referring to legal advice in correspondence, and that pleading a state of mind in litigation carries risks from a privilege perspective, says Hall & Wilcox partner Jacob Uljans.

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AMP hit with class action by financial planners
Financial Services 2020-07-29 12:54 pm By Christine Caulfield

AMP has been hit with a cliass action by a group of financial planners over changes to its buyer of last resort policy last year, which cut the number of authoried advisers and retreated from a promise to buy back their businesses at a price based on a set multiple.

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Funder’s fees put in context
Opinion 2020-07-29 10:20 am By Cat Fredenburgh

The Murray Goulburn class action has been cited repeatedly in the current parliamentary inquiry into class actions and litigation funding. For some, the return generated by Omni Bridgeway, which funded the action, is Exhibit A in the case that litigation funders make too much money. To others – including the one person in the best position to judge – it is nothing of the sort, says Clive Bowman of Omni Bridgeway.

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Online gig platform fined $600,000 for misleading reviews
Competition & Consumer Protection 2020-07-22 11:03 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Online odd jobs platform Service Seeking has been fined $600,000 for falsely representing that reviews on its platform were written by customers when in fact they were written by the businesses themselves.

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HWL Ebsworth’s Sydney partners still working from the office
COVID-19 2020-07-20 11:18 pm By Christine Caulfield

The law firm at the centre of a coronavirus outbreak linked to its Melbourne headquarters is still expecting its Sydney partners to work from the office despite warnings from NSW premier Gladys Berejiklian that the state had reached a “critical point”.

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What solicitors love and loathe about the barristers they brief
Business of Law 2020-07-17 9:49 pm By Alison Eveleigh

Working with barristers can be inspirational or infuriating, according to the solicitors who brief them. While regular communication and mutual engagement will see the relationship between barrister and solicitor flourish, poor time management and a lack of respect can cause frustrations to bubble to the surface.

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‘Baptism of fire’ for Herbert Smith Freehills CEO Justin D’Agostino
Exclusive 2020-07-17 2:49 pm By Miklos Bolza

Stepping into his role just as COVID-19 began its rapid spread across the globe, Herbert Smith Freehills’ recently appointed CEO Justin D’Agostino faced what he called a “baptism of fire”.

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COVID-19 has led to 30 per cent spike in FWC cases, president says
Employment 2020-07-15 6:53 pm By Miklos Bolza

An increase in the number of unfair dismissal cases and the addition of JobKeeper disputes has seen the general caseload of the Fair Work Commission jump by 30 per cent as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, FWC President Justice Iain Ross AO told Lawyerly.

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