Perth socialite sued over $15m legal bill

Flamboyant Perth socialite Rose Porteous is being sued by prominent Melbourne law firm Slater and Gordon for more than A$14 million ($15.37 million) in unpaid fees over eight years.

The firm represented Mrs Porteous in the 2001 inquest into the death of her late husband, mining magnate Lang Hancock, and her long fight with Hancock's daughter Gina Rinehart over his A$400 million estate.