SA Supreme Court quietly strikes disgraced barrister’s name from roll
A disgraced barrister whose misconduct in the Banksia class action was labelled a “stain” on the profession has had his name quietly struck from the South Australian roll ...
BIG LAW • Sun, 10 Sep 2023
Queensland to investigate ‘disturbing’ breach of privacy by Magistrates Court registry
Queensland’s Attorney-General has called for an investigation into the “deeply disturbing” breach of victims’ privacy by the Brisbane Magistrates Court registry
BIG LAW • Sun, 10 Sep 2023
Offensive ‘men in law awards’ joke no laughing matter
The reactions of women in law to the offensive and appalling gag posted in an elevator inside Melbourne’s largest barrister chambers have made it abundantly clear that ...
BIG LAW • Thu, 07 Sep 2023
Major firm claims costs assessment ‘infected by error of law’
A major Australian law firm has objected to a costs assessor’s determination, claiming it was “infected by error of law”.
BIG LAW • Thu, 07 Sep 2023
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 ...
BIG LAW • Wed, 06 Sep 2023
Women exposed to cancer from breast implants prepare for class action
A manufacturer of breast implants that has been linked to cancer will face thousands of women in a class action.
BIG LAW • Wed, 06 Sep 2023
Former Qantas, Jetstar employees part with solicitor over claims of ‘shoddy’ work
Former Qantas and Jetstar employees who were forced to ditch their firm of solicitors over allegations of “gross incompetence” have had their application for non-lawyer ...
BIG LAW • Wed, 06 Sep 2023
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 ...
BIG LAW • Tue, 05 Sep 2023
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 ...
BIG LAW • Tue, 05 Sep 2023
