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Destroyed documents and ‘gobbledegook’: What’s hot in law this week (4–8 Sept)

In a week of prominent BigLaw poachings and a disappointing and disparaging elevator notice about “men in law awards”, there were also some significant court judgments involving lawyers. Here is your weekly round-up of the biggest stories for Australia’s legal profession.

user iconLawyers Weekly • 09 September 2023 • Big Law
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For the week from 4 September to 8 September, these were the 10 most-read stories on Lawyers Weekly (in case you missed them):

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  1. NSW solicitor to be struck off for destroying documents, lying to investigator
For more than a year, a Sydney solicitor lied, falsified information and destroyed documents to keep a Law Society investigator from uncovering the true extent of his misconduct.

  1. Qld solicitor tangled up in family property drama fined
A Queensland solicitor who agreed to act for a married couple has been filed after he was caught up in a family dispute.

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  1. Boutique firm forced to fight incompetence claims
A partner and founder of a boutique law firm has defended himself against a former client’s claims his services were insufficient.

  1. Sydney solicitor not defamed because article was ‘gobbledygook’, court told
A counsel for a small website that published articles that alleged an NSW solicitor was a criminal insisted she could not have been defamed because the artificial intelligence it had used had turned the content into unreadable “gobbledygook”.

  1. Qld lawyer wins fight against claims he ‘phoenixed’ his firm
A Queensland lawyer has overturned the Law Society’s decision not to grant him a practising certificate over an alleged incident with an arrow and unfounded claims he “phoenixed” his firm.

  1. Mills Oakley adds 5 partners from BigLaw rivals
National law firm Mills Oakley has continued the 2023 growth of its partnership ranks with the appointment of five partners from three different BigLaw outfits.

  1. Hall & Wilcox adds 30 from boutique firm
A team of 30 – including seven partners – is joining national law firm Hall & Wilcox from boutique practice McMahon Clarke, all of whom are Brisbane-based.

  1. Barristers clash over ‘presumption of innocence’ in Ben Roberts-Smith costs dispute
The presumption of innocence has been called into question during a hearing to determine whether Ben Roberts-Smith should have to pay the media’s costs in his failed defamation proceedings.

  1. Man allegedly masquerading as lawyer fails to shut down Victorian Legal Services Board
A man accused of masquerading as a lawyer to threaten customers of his removalist business has confronted the Victorian Legal Services Board in court amid an investigation into his conduct.

  1. 2 silks appointed to Federal Court bench
Attorney-General Mark Dreyfus KC has named two barristers as judges of the Federal Court, who will sit in the Victorian and NSW registries, respectively.

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