Specialty Group: Litigation and Alternative Dispute Resolution

Authors: Michael Bath, Partner & Kate Martin, Associate In the usual course of litigation, 'costs follow the event', meaning that upon a determination, payment of the successful party’s costs are ordered against the u ...

Authors: Katherine Hayes, Partner & Elise Turnbull, Senior Associate On 9 September 2019, in Australian Securities and Investments Commission v Mitchell [2019] FCA 1484. Justice Beach2 once again pro ...

Authors: Mark Brookes, Partner & Greg Stirling, Senior Associate Introduction A recent decision of the New South Wales District Court in the matter of Bird v Stonham t/as John Stonham & Co Lawyers [2019] NSWD ...

On 4 September 2019, the High Court confirmed in Bell Lawyers Pty Ltd v Pentelow [2019] HCA 29. that the so-called Chorley exception is no longer part of the common law of Australia. ...