The Catholic Archdiocese of Sydney has taken at least $3 million in legal work away from Corrs Chambers Westgarth in a swift response to the firm saying it would no longer handle the church’s child abuse cases.
Global firm Dentons will now be the archdiocese’s principal legal provider, meaning it will do all its lucrative commercial work as well advising the archdiocese on abuse claims.
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Michael Pelly is the legal editor, based in our Sydney newsroom. He has been a senior adviser to federal and state attorneys-general and written two books, one a biography of former High Court Chief Justice Murray Gleeson. Email Michael at michael.pelly@afr.com
