"Keith Redenbach, the principal of Redenbach Legal, billed the Broken Hill city council $10 million after representing them in a dispute, including 34.5 hours in one day."
"Redenbach attributed his long workdays to international time zones and clerical errors, stating he worked from home while recovering from surgery."
"Justice Elisabeth Peden described Redenbach as a 'thoroughly unimpressive witness' and found his evidence to be false, ruling in favor of the city council."
An Australian lawyer, Keith Redenbach, faced a lawsuit for billing the Broken Hill city council $10 million, including 34.5 hours of work in one day. He attributed the excessive hours to international time zones and clerical errors. Redenbach claimed to have worked from home while recovering from surgery. However, Justice Elisabeth Peden found him to be an unimpressive witness and ruled in favor of the city council, granting them compensation for the overcharges.
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