Forum Finance director faces $300,000 legal bill, can’t mount defence, court told

Allens 2021-09-22 9:42 pm By Cindy Cameronne | Sydney

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A Forum Finance director is unable to file a defence against Westpac’s $400 million fraud case because his former solicitor has refused to hand over case files to his new lawyers until he pays a “remarkable” $300,000 legal bill, a court has heard.

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