Law firm would have had onus of proof in Arrium cross-claim defence, judge says

Amy Munro 2021-08-19 11:56 pm By Christine Caulfield | Melbourne

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Herbert Smith Freehills this week escaped a cross-claim that its advice made it liable for the alleged losses of Arrium’s lenders, but the judge who tossed the claim along with the banks’ cases expressed doubts about one of the law firm’s key arguments, a warning to other firms caught up in litigation as so-called concurrent wrongdoers.

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