Qld lawyer’s urine test failure leads to reprimand, fine
However, for the tribunal’s key findings on honesty, a Queensland lawyer could have been kicked out of the profession over his failure to comply with a written ...
SME LAW • Sun, 26 Oct 2025
Reprimand over lawyer’s ‘dishonest’ bills to legal aid
A Perth lawyer accepted a reprimand for making false and misleading representations to secure more legal aid funding than he was owed.
BIG LAW • Thu, 23 Oct 2025
White & Case promotes 2 Aussie partners in global promotion round
Among the 45 lawyers promoted to partner across White & Case’s international offices, two were Australian.
BIG LAW • Wed, 22 Oct 2025
Children plead with family law to finally listen
Despite being at the centre of lengthy and difficult family law matters, children and young people said they felt ignored, betrayed and let down by the system
CORPORATE COUNSEL • Wed, 22 Oct 2025
Migration lawyer criticised by tribunal for knowledge gaps
The Administrative Review Tribunal slated a principal solicitor for her “complete failure” to grapple with her client’s circumstances.
SME LAW • Tue, 21 Oct 2025
‘Indispensable role’: Attorney-General praises work of prosecutors
Public confidence in the justice system hinges on the integrity, ethical conduct and accountability of prosecutors, the federal Attorney-General said at the unveiling of ...
BIG LAW • Tue, 21 Oct 2025
Kids at centre of new FCFCOA charter
The Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia has launched two initiatives for children caught up in family law proceedings.
BIG LAW • Tue, 21 Oct 2025
‘Difficult’ litigant again tries to derail negligence proceedings
A man who dragged his former lawyers through the courts for years and was criticised for his “extremely difficult and abrasive manner” made a last-ditch attempt to derail ...
SME LAW • Mon, 20 Oct 2025
Senator allegedly ‘ploughed ahead’ despite evidence of defamation, court told
Northern Territory Senator Jacinta Nampijinpa Price distributed an allegedly false media release about the Central Land Council’s chief executive despite having ...
BIG LAW • Mon, 20 Oct 2025
