FOI 24/25-0252
Scope
Please provide the following information about all law firms engaged by the NDIA in 2023-2024 for matters to which the NDIA was a Respondent at the Administrative Appeals Tribunal (AAT):
- A list of all law firms engaged.
- The number of AAT matters each law firm was engaged for.
- The total of all payments made by the NDIA to each of these law firms, giving the total figure paid to each law firm and also a combined total figure of all payments.
Response:
| Law Firms Engaged | Total AAT Matters | Total spend on AAT matters ex. GST# |
|---|---|---|
| AGS | 87 | $1,113,135 |
| Ashurst | 22 | $159,470 |
| Clayton Utz | 62 | $152,613 |
| Hunt & Hunt Lawyers | 65 | $185,952 |
| HWL Ebsworth | 570 | $7,233,158 |
| Maddocks | 1,080 | $7,117,435 |
| Makinson d’Apice | 405 | $2,615,774 |
| Mills Oakley | 686 | $2,644,474 |
| Minter Ellison | 821 | $9,363,702 |
| Moray & Agnew | 1,293 | $5,548,826 |
| Sparke Helmore | 446 | $1,323,796 |
Total: $37,458,355
*Note: Some AAT matters were worked on by multiple External Law firms throughout the 2023-2024 financial year. These have been counted once for each firm engaged.