Reprimand marks end to lawyer’s 50-year career
A Port Macquarie lawyer has been reprimanded and fined for assisting a client with the sale of a property in circumstances where he was also the creditor and second ...
SME LAW • Sun, 16 Nov 2025
Sparke Helmore takes insurance partner, team from GSG Legal
Two partners have joined Sparke Helmore’s specialty lines insurance team, along with a special counsel, four lawyers and support staff.
BIG LAW • Sun, 16 Nov 2025
Piper Alderman dragged back into costs fight with Care A2
National legal practice Piper Alderman was unable to hold onto the default judgment entered against former client and the director of Care A2, meaning their lengthy costs ...
BIG LAW • Thu, 13 Nov 2025
Locking up children is not the answer, barristers say
Victoria’s proposed “Adult Time for Violent Crime” legislation flies in the face of evidence that rehabilitation is far better suited for youthful offenders than prison, ...
BIG LAW • Thu, 13 Nov 2025
JWS adds leading dispute resolution, arbitration partners
Two leading dispute resolution and arbitration partners were appointed to Johnson Winter Slattery.
BIG LAW • Thu, 13 Nov 2025
Conduct of solicitors in Supreme Court ‘unfortunate’, judge says
The solicitors behind a complex dispute involving three different law firms were criticised for their conduct before a Supreme Court judge.
SME LAW • Wed, 12 Nov 2025
Firm offers way for lawyers to go solo without admin headaches
Lawyers wanting to branch out on their own, ditch billable hours, and explore niche specialities without the administrative headaches are able to do so under the umbrella ...
BIG LAW • Wed, 12 Nov 2025
NSW lawyer claims to be stuck with useless practising certificate
A tribunal will not interfere with the NSW Law Society’s decision to impose a restrictive condition on a lawyer’s practising certificate, despite his pleas that it would ...
SME LAW • Tue, 11 Nov 2025
Disciplinary action for potty-mouthed lawyer futile, tribunal finds
There was no longer a point to pursuing disciplinary proceedings against a lawyer who had already been struck off the roll for his discourteous, offensive language, a ...
SME LAW • Tue, 11 Nov 2025
