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Barrister’s delay raises doubts about law firm’s fee agreement in Falls Festival class action
Class Actions 2020-09-04 3:32 pm By Miklos Bolza Sydney
An independent costs consultant has raised concerns about the legal costs sought by Maddens Lawyers from a $5.7 million settlement of the Falls Festival class action after the senior barrister leading the case delayed signing off on his rates with the law firm for a year.
Slater and Gordon faces negligence suit over advice to Glennon abuse victim
Arnold Thomas & Becker 2020-08-21 9:52 pm By Alison Eveleigh Sydney
Plaintiffs law firm Slater and Gordan has been hit with a lawsuit accusing it of giving negligence advice to a victim of notorious paedophile priest Michael Glennon.
Maddens slammed for fee disclosures in bushfire class action
Andrew Fraatz 2020-07-06 2:27 pm By Miklos Bolza Sydney
Maddens has once again been criticised for its non-compliant costs agreements, three months after receiving similar feedback from a Victoria Supreme Court judge overseeing the firm's bushfire class actions.
Judge says cost agreement void, but approves $2M payday for Maddens in bushfire class action
Business of Law 2020-03-03 11:39 pm By Cat Fredenburgh Melbourne
A judge has signed off on a $2 million payout for Maddens Lawyers in a class action against electricity provider Powercor over a 2018 St Patrick's Day bushfire in Victoria that settled last year for $17.5 million, despite finding that the law firm's cost agreement with group members was void.
ASIC dodges $10M defamation suit as judge points finger at traders
Andrew Harding 2019-11-26 5:05 pm By Miklos Bolza Sydney
ASIC has successfully defended a $10 million defamation case brought by a Canadian trader, with a judge finding any loss experienced was due to his firm's traders manipulating the market.