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Senior partner was not negligent in rejecting $4.45M Westpac settlement, court finds
Ashley Cameron 2022-03-25 10:26 pm By Cindy Cameronne

A Sydney-based law firm and one if its senior partners has defeated lawsuits by five former clients alleging breach of duties and conflict of interest relating to a rejected $4.45 million settlement in an employment case against Westpac.

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Merlin Diamond creditors seek to shield rights over assets as liquidation looms
ASIC 2019-11-11 5:23 pm By Miklos Bolza

A group of unsecured creditors of ‘Diamond Joe’ Gutnik’s mining firm Merlin Diamonds has launched a NSW Supreme Court bid to preserve their rights over security interests in the company as the clock ticks down to its impending liquidation.

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Senior partner denies deliberate delay in trial over rejected $4.45M Westpac settlement
Ashley Cameron 2019-08-20 8:45 pm By Miklos Bolza

A senior partner at a Sydney-based law firm has denied he made a “deliberate decision” to withhold advice from a former client suing for alleged breach of duties and conflict of interest over a rejected $4.45 million settlement in an employment dispute with Westpac.

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‘Bad example of the litigation process’: senior partner faces trial for rejecting $4.45M Westpac settlement
Ashley Cameron 2019-08-05 10:22 pm By Miklos Bolza

A senior partner at a Sydney-based law firm has defended advice he gave five former clients suing over what they say was breach of duties and conflict of interest relating to a rejected $4.45 million settlement in an employment case against Westpac.

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Sydney law firm to countersue ex-clients in dispute over $4.45M Westpac settlement offer
Employment 2019-06-07 9:30 pm By Miklos Bolza

A Sydney-based law firm is planning to file a cross-claim seeking legal costs from five former clients it represented in an employment lawsuit against Westpac, who are accusing the firm of negligence in rejecting a $4.45 million settlement offer.

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