Commonwealth, HWL Ebsworth sued over Higgins payout
Liberal Senator Linda Reynolds has filed a lawsuit against the Commonwealth and major law firm HWL Ebsworth over a compensation payment made to Brittany Higgins in 2022
CORPORATE COUNSEL • Mon, 28 Apr 2025
Solicitor dumped from roll for Bandidos-related crimes
A former Legal Aid solicitor convicted of several offences in connection with her Bandidos boyfriend has been struck off the roll.
SME LAW • Sun, 27 Apr 2025
Commonwealth lawyers dodge misconduct findings
A graduate pursuing a claim that postgraduate research students should be considered university employees has had allegations about four Commonwealth lawyers dismissed ...
BIG LAW • Sun, 27 Apr 2025
Reprimands, suspensions for 6 NSW lawyers
Since the start of March, the Council of the Law Society and the Bar Association has handed out four reprimands and two suspensions, including to a high-profile criminal ...
BIG LAW • Wed, 23 Apr 2025
Barrister facing suspension accused of tax failures
A West Australian barrister fighting to hold onto her practising certificate has been accused of failing to comply with tax obligations and lying to a major bank on a ...
BIG LAW • Tue, 22 Apr 2025
Shine criticised for ‘excessive’ fees in stolen wages class action
Shine Lawyers was criticised by a court and two Indigenous organisations for its work on a class action that alleged Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander workers in the ...
BIG LAW • Tue, 22 Apr 2025
Ombudsman asked to investigate pay allegations at Qld firm
Concerned over allegations a Queensland-based law firm did not pay its employees correctly, a deputy president of the Fair Work Commission referred an unfair dismissal ...
SME LAW • Mon, 21 Apr 2025
Investors take on Paladin Energy in new class action
A class action has accused mining company Paladin Energy Limited of providing “unreasonably optimistic” guidance to shareholders.
BIG LAW • Mon, 21 Apr 2025
Adjournments plague professional negligence hearing
In the lead-up to another hearing in proceedings that have been inundated with recusal requests, adjournment applications, and late filings, a law firm has had to contend ...
SME LAW • Wed, 16 Apr 2025
