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WEBClass Actions 2024-09-10 1:31 pm By Christine Caulfield. A $100 million settlement by AMP in a class action by financial planners over the wealth manager’s buyer of last resort policy has been given the OK, but the litigation funder won’t be reimbursed for $2.6 million in insurance and administrative costs.
Victorian Courts & Law: Legal News & Analysis - Lawyerly
WEBSep 5, 2024 · Moray & Agnew settles suit alleging it was 6 years late with costs agreement. Business of Law 2024-08-14 11:54 pm By Cat Fredenburgh. A former client of Moray & Agnew alleges the law firm waited six years after taking instructions before providing it with a costs agreement, claiming it racked up a $330,000 legal bill during this time.
Western Australian Courts & Law: Legal News & Analysis - Lawyerly
WEBAug 14, 2024 · High Court upholds court’s power to set aside arbitration ruling in $130M spat with Chevron. High Court 2024-08-14 10:42 pm By Sam Matthews. The High Court has rejected an appeal from a joint venture that provided work on Chevron’s Gorgon liquified natural gas project that argued the Western Australia …
New South Wales Courts & Law: Legal News & Analysis - Lawyerly
WEBAug 15, 2024 · Lawyer dodges personal costs order over delays in $54M case against Mirvac. Construction 2024-08-01 11:09 pm By Cindy Cameronne. A law firm partner has avoided personal liability for costs after expert reports were filed late in a dispute with developer Mirvac over alleged defects in a Sydney …
A fool for a client? NSW appeals court ruling a boon for ... - Lawyerly
WEBJan 5, 2024 · The NSW Court of Appeal has issued a judgment contradicting a finding from its Victorian counterpart, ruling that law firm Atanaskovic Hartnell can recover costs for work done by its own solicitors in a lawsuit against a former client in which the firm represented itself. Subscribe for instant access to all Lawyerly content.
South Australian Courts & Law: Legal News & Analysis - Lawyerly
WEBSep 4, 2024 · Legal watchdog had power to lay charges against lawyer accused of inappropriate sexual contact: court. The South Australian legal watchdog has won its appeal of a decision which found it did not have the power to lay charges against a lawyer accused of “inappropriate and uninvited” sexual contact with a junior solicitor.
Intellectual Property Law: Latest News & Analysis in Australia
WEBSep 3, 2024 · High Court asked to clarify importance of disclosure in patent applications. Intellectual Property 2024-08-21 11:02 pm By Sam Matthews. The High Court has been asked to weigh in on whether the Federal Court’s prevailing approach to the disclosure requirements of the Patents Act “imposes too great a burden” on patent applicants.
Latest Legal News in the Australian Real Estate Industry - Lawyerly
WEB3 days ago · HWL Ebsworth defeats client’s bid for High Court review in negligence case. Professional Negligence 2024-09-05 11:49 pm By Cat Fredenburgh. The High Court has declined to grant special leave to a former HWL Ebsworth client seeking to revive a decision that found the law firm’s bad advice over property in Parramatta’s ‘Auto Alley’ cost ...
Lawyers already tackling money laundering risks, new report shows
WEBOct 9, 2023 · As the federal government mulls changes that would make lawyers subject to Australian’s anti-money laundering and counter-terrorism financing regime for the first time, the Law Council of Australia says a new report shows that risks can be addressed without imposing “an extreme, disproportional and potentially damaging AML/CTF regime.”
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