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A leading law firm has been told to repay nearly $700,000 in legal fees charged to a Sydney socialite during a fraught and expensive divorce settlement involving tens of millions in assets.
The woman successfully challenged the costs of $3.8 million collected by Watts McCray lawyers, including $2.2 million in professional costs and $1.6 million in disbursements, mostly barristers’ fees.
The woman and her ex-husband, a prominent businessman, cannot be identified for legal reasons.
Watts McCray strongly disputes the panel’s findings and is appealing.
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A Supreme Court costs review panel found that at times the law firm put too many staff on the case and conducted unjustified meetings during the long divorce proceeding, and failed to keep its client adequately informed about mounting costs.
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