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IP giant Spruson & Ferguson takes defecting lawyers to court
Intellectual property firm Spruson & Ferguson has launched court action to obtain documents showing alleged solicitation of clients by a handful of senior staff who jumped ship last year to form their own firm.
Lawyer who refused to pay silk can access health report for appeal
A lawyer who was found guilty of professional misconduct for failing to pay $23,000 in fees to senior counsel has won a bid to access a report relating to the silk’s health on appeal.
Class action head leaves Shine Lawyers to launch new firm
Competition among class action law firms is expected to heat up next year as veteran lawyer Jan Saddler departs Shine Lawyers to start her own firm.
Go-to silk for high stakes commercial cases among three new Federal Court judges
A senior barrister at the helm of important insurance test cases has been appointed to the Federal Court bench, along with two state court judges.
Ashurst snags partner for Sydney real estate team
Ashurst has lured a partner from Hall & Wilcox as the firm looks to expand its Sydney real estate team.
K&L Gates poaches three partners from HWL Ebsworth
US multinational firm K&L Gates has grown its ranks in Australia, luring three partners from HWL Ebsworth to join its corporate team.
No cottage industry for cyber attack class actions, lawyer predicts
Despite recent class actions against Medibank and Optus for cybersecurity breaches, class actions over cyber attacks will not become common because they involve “a lot of work for not a lot of money”, a lawyer has predicted.
Ashurst to open office in South Korea
Ashurst will open an office in Seoul through after a joint venture with a local firm won approval in a legal market first.
22 firms launch group to advise businesses on human rights
A coalition of global law firms have joined together to launch an association to advise businesses on adopting better human rights practices.
‘Very troubling indeed’: Judge orders law firm to itemise bill after backdating fee agreement
A personal injury law firm has been ordered to itemise a "very substantial" $470,000 bill more then four years after it was rendered to a client, who was asked by the firm's in-house barrister to sign a backdated costs disclosure agreement.