Most Recent
Bluescope lawyers get dressing down by judge for ‘inappropriate exchange’ with chambers
Lawyers representing Bluescope in an appeal of a Fair Work case copped a scolding by a judge Thursday for sending multiple emails to his chambers "pressuring" his associate to provide dates for a hearing.
Barrister turns tables on vision-impaired Daily Telegraph legal team in case over deaf lawyer
A barrister for a Sydney criminal lawyer who wears hearing aids and is suing News Corp's Nationwide News over allegedly defamatory Daily Telegraph articles referring to his profound deafness has likened the stories to accusing bespectacled lawyers of being blind.
Former Linchpin boss gets legal aid while waiting on insurers in ‘chaotic’ London
London is in a "complete state of chaos" and no amount of pressing by law firm Moray & Agnew has produced an answer from underwriters about the extent of his insurance coverage, former Linchpin Capital Group CEO Peter Daly has said in a three-paragraph defence to disqualification proceedings by the corporate regulator.
Crown Resorts not suitable to run Barangaroo casino, damning report says
Crown Resorts should not have a licence to run the Barangaroo casino in Sydney after facilitating money laundering and partnering with junket operators linked to organised crime, a report following the NSW gaming authority inquiry has found.
Macquarie appeals $330,000 penalty for ‘defective and deficient’ adviser pay system
Macquarie Bank is challenging a ruling that it pay $330,000 in pecuniary penalties after it was found to have underpaid a group of former financial advisers because of a "defective and deficient" payment system.
Soul Pattinson seeks to appeal $1.1M ruling for former finance director
Investment house Washington H. Soul Pattinson is fighting a ruling that it owes its former finance director over $1.1 million in damages after the ASX 100-listed firm terminated the executive without notice and failed to pay out entitlements.
Judges need to recognise ‘human side’ of lawyers, NSW chief judge says
Going to court shouldn't be a "Darwinian experience" for lawyers, where only those with thick skin or no children survive, NSW's most senior judge has said.
‘Ancient allegations’: Judge rejects bid for new pleading in client’s 1993 case against solicitor
A judge has refused a bid to file a new pleading in a $1.3 million "squabble" with an "unfortunate history" between a client and his former solicitors, one of whom is now dead, dating back to 1993.
Griffith Hack partners peel off to start new IP firm
Three former Griffith Hack partners have joined forces to launch their own IP firm, which they claim offers a "new and more holistic approach" to intellectual property.
Ultra Tune founder wins injunction banning ex-girlfriend from releasing secret recordings
The wealthy founder of auto repair franchisor Ultra Tune has secured a temporary injunction against his ex-girlfriend and a former employee prohibiting them from distributing secret recordings after excerpts from one damaging audio file were published by Fairfax.