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Rural lawyer publicly reprimanded for botching will matter
Clients were left with “very little recourse” to contest a will because their rural Queensland lawyer failed to provide “clear and timely advice”.
BIG LAW • Wed, 12 Jun 2024
Environmental Defenders Office should give Santos material on ‘flawed’ expert evidence, court told
Santos demanded the Environmental Defenders Office hand over material that may reveal its role in presenting evidence to a court that was fabricated by expert witnesses ...
BIG LAW • Wed, 12 Jun 2024
‘Disastrous’: No body, no parole laws unfair to innocent prisoners, Folbigg says
NSW’s “no body, no parole” laws have been slammed as “disastrous” by Kathleen Folbigg, the woman who spent 20 years behind bars for the wrongful conviction for the death ...
BIG LAW • Wed, 12 Jun 2024
Drug-dealing government lawyer to be struck from roll
A Queensland prosecutor said he began using and dealing drugs to cope with the trauma of working with child sex offenders.
BIG LAW • Tue, 11 Jun 2024
Lawyer, counsel accused of giving ‘false, misleading’ medical evidence to court
A man’s allegations that a barrister and lawyer presented false and misleading evidence is reliant on him fronting $15,000 to a court.
BIG LAW • Mon, 10 Jun 2024
Disciplinary shadow hangs over barrister’s work on estate
A lawyer has stepped away from an estate matter over concerns his involvement could trigger disciplinary action.
BIG LAW • Sun, 09 Jun 2024
Ousted solicitor and fake lawyer team up to fight injunction orders
A legal services board has asked a court to permanently restrain a former solicitor and a man who allegedly masqueraded as a lawyer from associating themselves with a ...
BIG LAW • Thu, 06 Jun 2024
Officials behind failed robodebt scheme escape investigation by corruption body
A corruption body will not investigate six public officials for their roles in the “crude and cruel” robodebt system.
BIG LAW • Thu, 06 Jun 2024
Crypto company dodges penalty after consulting top firm
A cryptocurrency exchange avoided a significant penalty for offering a financial product without a licence because it turned to a top firm.
BIG LAW • Thu, 06 Jun 2024