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Boutique firm returns to tribunal following ‘administrative errors’ By Naomi Neilson|25 May 2021 A boutique Queensland law firm has continued the fight to recover fees from a client who claimed two costs agreements he never received due to “administrative errors” meant his legal team did not comply with their disclosure obligations. Boutique firm Dowd Lawyers has told the Queensland Civil and Administrative Tribunal (QCAT) that despite failing to provide two costs agreement when the work had become more extensive, its client was never deprived of the opportunity to gain a fair understanding of the costs and his reaction afterwards was “inconsistent”. ....
Legal fight to collect $78k in unpaid fees continues By Naomi Neilson|13 January 2021 A Queensland-based managing partner has had a win in an ongoing and often delayed legal fight to collect over $78,000 in legal fees from a client who frequently made many, unsubstantiated “excuses” and “sought adjournments at every opportunity”. The Queensland Civil and Administrative Tribunal has awarded costs to a Queensland firm and its managing partner for the expenses lost during a drawn-out legal fight, which began in mid-2019 and has been delayed time and again by the client. The cost award will cover two adjournments affected by last-minute “excuses” and a failure to prepare. ....