Law firm can’t get fees after ‘dishonourable conduct’ toward clients

Alastair Vincent 2021-09-03 10:41 pm By Bianca Hrovat | Sydney

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An appeals court has upheld a ruling that Sydney law firm Atanaskovic Hartnell was not entitled to the bulk of $165,000 in legal fees charged to two media company clients defrauded by jailed former solicitor Brody Clarke, calling the firm’s attempt to renege on its undertakings “dishonourable”.

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