National law firm Lander & Rogers has failed in its bid to stop a client reviewing invoices totalling $2 million, even though the legal fees were paid by a litigation funder.
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.
Billionaire real estate developer Harry Triguboff and his company Meriton have hit back at claims by the former group general counsel of the property giant that he was sacked after refusing to lie, saying the allegations are untenable and untrue.
Owners of units in Sydney’s Opal Tower have filed a lawsuit against the NSW Government and builder Icon after allegedly discovering more than 500 additional defects in the troubled building.
Law firms are increasingly encouraging men to take paternity leave, with benefits to both the well being of staff, and the bottom line.
The former group general counsel of Meriton is suing the property giant and billionaire real estate developer Harry Triguboff for unfair dismissal, claiming he was fired for refusing to lie to the court.
Lawyers can kiss goodbye to the daily commute because working from home, which has become the new normal during the coronavirus pandemic, is here to stay, according to several leading law firms.
Voluntary administration was the only option for Virgin, and the extraordinary circumstances surrounding the airline’s decline could present a unique opportunity for the administrators to push the boundaries of corporations law, according to insolvency experts.
As the COVID-19 crisis leaves tens of thousands unemployed and charities struggling, law firms are responding by offering assistance to those in need through expanded pro bono work and community outreach programs that provide assistance to the country’s most vulnerable people.
Administrators of collapsed retailer Colette by Colette Hayman will not have to pay over $714,000 in rent after court ruled that a temporary rent freeze in light of the COVID-19 crisis was in the interests of the company’s creditors.