
1: Judge critical of barristers’ audacious ‘cancellation’ fees | June 11, 2018
A family court judge has taken a swipe at barristers who charge cancellation fees after a case in which the mother clocked up almost $1 million in legal costs…
2: Incompetent Family Law Lawyer Ordered to Repay Client | September 3, 2015
A West Australian couple with $1.8 million in assets racked up more than $1.1m in lawyers’ fees during a bitter separation, after which a Supreme Court ruled the husband’s lawyer had lost objectivity and overcharged him, including for up to 24.8 hours of work in a single day…
3: Divorce filing fees set for Significant Rise | June 20, 2015
Federal court-filing fees are set to rise on 1 July with increases expected to raise more than $87 million…
4: Fixed-Price Divorce Fees as Law Firms Compete for Business | November 6, 2014
There are some legal firms today that are offering what is now commonly called a fixed-price divorce…