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Party time for Dicey ... Heydon's book - a pathway to rehabilitation ... The predatory man and the clever intellect - all wrapped up in the one person ... Academic tome and cancel agenda ... Despite the plaudits the record of abuse doesn't vanish ... Book launch with young associates at a safe distance ... Procrustes thinks out loud ... Read more >> 

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Janet Albrechtsen in The Australian seeking the resurrection of former justice Dyson Heydon whose sexual predations ruined the legal careers of young women associates at the High Court ... April 11, 2025 ... Read more flatulence ... 

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Entries in Around the Firms (50)

Friday
Aug022024

Hopelessness

• DateFriday, August 2, 2024

Lawyer sued over waste of time and money for unsuccessful defence ... Obligation to warn ... Failure to read documents - unwise, but not negligent ... Client disabused of false expectations ... Lawyer in the clear ... Anthony Kanaan reports 

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Tuesday
Jun252024

Costs calamity

• DateTuesday, June 25, 2024

Family provisions ... NSW CA ... Client underwater ... Awarded an extra $220,000 from mother's estate with costs of over $403,000 ... Law firm's unsuccessful challenge to costs assessment, panel review and District Court decision ... Everyone goes home in tears ... Anthony Kanaan reports 

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Friday
Mar222024

Solicitor comes a cropper in costs battle

• DateFriday, March 22, 2024

Rising bills in solicitor's uphappy wrestle with large law shop ... The Chorley exception and life post-Chorley ... Application "doomed to failure" ... Heresy ... Anthony-James Kanaan reports 

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Tuesday
Mar052024

It was a dark and stormy night in the Shire

• DateTuesday, March 5, 2024

Throttling ... Cronulla love nest spirals out of control ... Qantas hostie overturns District Court findings on red neck injuries inflicted by a boozed solicitor ... Show cause ... NSW Court of Appeal ... Ginger Snatch reports  

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Monday
Apr172023

Into the sunset

• DateMonday, April 17, 2023

Dramatic bust up of Adelaide law partnership ... Booming business in Hong Kong ... Lure of Mishcon de Reya ... Hunt through the emails ... Full Feds on the case ... Fiduciary duties ... Misleading and deceptive conduct ... Max Shanahan reports 

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Thursday
Feb232023

Land, lots of land under starry skies above

• DateThursday, February 23, 2023

HWL Ebsworth found to be negligent in arrangements for massive land deal in western Sydney ... Quantum of damages yet to be determined ... Loss of opportunity to develop the land ... Failure to amend joint venture agreement in accordance with plaintiffs' instructions ... Don't fence me in 

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Thursday
Jul212022

Corrs blimey

• DateThursday, July 21, 2022

Bollicking for large law shop over "independent" witness report ... Drafting assisted by lawyers ... Breach of expert witness code of conduct ... Law firm knew in advance what the findings would be ... Misleading the court ... Max Shanahan files 

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Wednesday
May252022

The money grab for new grads

• DateWednesday, May 25, 2022

Top tier law shops ... Soaring pay packets for law graduates ... Salaries hit $100k for fresh recruits ... Instagram survey ... Pay secrecy and inequality ... Social media collects the numbers ... Henry Chen has the data 

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Wednesday
Apr202022

At the Vladitorium

• DateWednesday, April 20, 2022

It has been headline time for Vlad the Impaler ... Esteemed employee struck off the jam roll ... Atanaskovic Hartnell even wanted to charge the client for tracking his stolen money ... Then there was the Elizabeth Kelly case ... The bully division ... Fear of managing partner's tendency to "denigrate" and hold "grudges" ... Max Shanahan and Henry Chen report 

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