Law firm Corrs Chambers Westgarth blindsided a client of more than 60 years when it told Catholic Church leaders two weeks ago that it would no longer work on its child abuse cases as part of a “change in direction”.
The Archdiocese of Melbourne, which is headed by Archbishop Peter Comensoli, said on Wednesday that Corrs had taken a unilateral decision and that it was now “working through the detail”.
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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
