From “Erin Brockovich” to Inmate – Tom Girardi’s Stunning Legal Collapse Ben Thomson, Lawfuel contributing editor Tom Girardi’s name once rang out in legal circles as a titan of the plaintiffs’ bar—a courtroom brawler, the “Erin Brockovich” lawyer, and a Los Angeles legal celebrity whose reach extended from the courthouse to reality TV. But today, […]
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The class action layer leading the action against the ASB and ANZ banks has slammed proposed legislation he says will rewrite consumer law to protect the banks, rather than their clients. Scott Russell leads the class action lawsuit and considers the retrospective legislation designed to protect the Australian-owned banks is a slap in the face
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Skadden Lawyer’s Career Turn A&O Shearman just pulled off a big move bringing a lawyer who has handled some of the biggest deals in the UK back to the firm from Skadden. George Knighton has been around for nearly three decades handling major deals for the firm. Knightson started his career at Allen & Overy
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In the annals of legal misadventure, Australian lawyer Brad Haden Frost has carved out a niche all his own. Faced with the awkward task of sacking his legal assistant, Ms K, Frost decided to soften the blow by inventing a helpful contact-let’s call him “Mr D”-who was supposedly on the lookout for fresh legal talent.
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Brisbane lawyer Ericson Tang pleaded guilty to charges of fraud and forgery resulting from an apparent sex addiction issue after he was found to have stolen $10,000 from a clients. Despite his conviction, a court has ruled that Tang will remain on the legal register and is not being struck off as a solicitor. He avoided
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When Legal Branding Goes Too Far Ben Thomson, LawFuel contributing editor In a case that perfectly illustrates the clash between modern legal marketing and traditional courtroom decorum, a Michigan lawyer’s colorful dragon logo has been forcibly “slain” by an unimpressed federal magistrate judge. Jacob A. Perrone of “Dragon Lawyers PC” thought his purple dragon mascot
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Norma Harris In what might be the most expensive football tickets ever purchased, a Melbourne lawyer has fumbled his career after calling in sick to attend AFL Gather Round in Adelaide – proving once again that social media and dishonesty mix about as well as tequila and professional responsibility. Mitchell Fuller, a former Greens local
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From Legal Briefs to Board Game Design for Simon Mortlock New Zealand lawyer Simon Mortlock’s law career transition has seen 53 years as a practicing lawyer to developing a winning board game to benefit his local community. NZ Law Jobs Here The retired founding partner of Christchurch law firm Mortlock McCormack Law has channeled his
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Basrristers disciplined over ‘LGBTQ ‘joke’ posted in elevators Two veteran Melbourne barristers, John F. Perry and Robert G. Squirrell, have been officially disciplined after admitting to involvement in posting an offensive and demeaning “joke” targeting LGBTQ lawyers in the lifts of the Owen Dixon Chambers East, in Melbourne. Citations:
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f you thought class action was a contact sport, wait until you hear what’s been happening at Pogust Goodhead. The London-based litigation shop that made its name (and burned through a fair bit of investor cash) chasing down corporate behemoths is now facing a drama worthy of its own mini-series.
Pogust Goodhead burst onto the scene with a business model that could make even the most jaded litigation funder’s eyes water.
However there has been trouble brewing and, as The Times reported this week, the law firm’s own auditors have questioned whether the firm can continue as a going concern. Read More . .
