WA Legal Practice Board takes another stab at disciplinary action
Disappointed with the outcome of its disciplinary application, the Legal Practice Board of Western Australia turned to the Supreme Court seeking stronger findings against ...
CORPORATE COUNSEL • Wed, 21 Jan 2026
Social cohesion v social coercion
Australia’s current debate about hate speech feels both urgent and strangely familiar. Urgent because violence motivated by hatred has again spilled into public space. ...
BIG LAW • Wed, 21 Jan 2026
Qld lawyer penalised for making speculative allegations
The principal solicitor of a boutique Queensland firm was publicly reprimanded for making unfounded allegations about his client’s ex-husband, despite a tribunal ...
SME LAW • Tue, 20 Jan 2026
Government ‘encouraged’ to prove it is hiring women silks
Starting in March, Commonwealth agencies must brief women counsel wherever possible to meet higher diversity and inclusion targets – but whether the agencies decide to ...
BIG LAW • Tue, 20 Jan 2026
Thieving solicitor struck from roll after prison time
A Queensland solicitor guilty of stealing more than $80,000 from clients over a seven-year period has been struck from the roll.
BIG LAW • Mon, 19 Jan 2026
‘Hardworking, innovative’: New SA Chief Justice named
New Chief Justice Laura Stein, who will be replacing retiring Chief Justice Chris Kourakis, has been praised as the “ideal choice”.
BIG LAW • Sun, 18 Jan 2026
VicPol’s arguments for search powers ‘incorrect’, court told
The assistant commissioner of Victoria Police had a “misunderstanding of the law” when he authorised a six-month declaration that allowed for warrantless searches in the ...
BIG LAW • Fri, 16 Jan 2026
Police powers ‘extraordinary’ burden on political communication, Invasion Day protestors say
Ahead of an Invasion Day protest in Melbourne’s CBD, lawyers for the organisers have made a bid to the Federal Court to prevent police from being allowed to search ...
BIG LAW • Thu, 15 Jan 2026
Lawyer’s discrimination claim against Southern Cross Uni fails
A Queensland lawyer and former tutor with the Southern Cross University has failed to make out a claim that his ex-employer subjected him to disability discrimination and ...
BIG LAW • Wed, 14 Jan 2026
