Irate judge says lawyers should personally face costs for signing off on deficient cases

Andrew Pollock 2021-03-05 4:55 pm By Christine Caulfield | Melbourne

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Certification of pleadings in legal action is not a formality that needs to be “ticked off”, and solicitors who put their signature to improperly pleaded cases should face adverse costs, an irritated appeals judge has said.

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