Brisbane firm fails to pause compensation hearing pending negligence suit
The managing partner of a Brisbane-based firm has failed to convince the Queensland Civil and Administrative Tribunal to hold off on a compensation order pending a ...
SME LAW • Tue, 19 Jan 2021
Sydney partner claims Law Society owes him apology
The Sydney lawyer who made controversial statements about Melbourne’s mask order has claimed that he was “right all along” and has asked that the Law Society apologise ...
BIG LAW • Mon, 18 Jan 2021
Profession pays respects to Colin Lovitt SC
Colleagues, friends and family have remembered long-serving, Victorian criminal defence barrister Colin Lovitt SC as a passionate and formidable lawyer.
BIG LAW • Mon, 18 Jan 2021
Family Court plans reduced waiting times, improving access in 2021
The Chief Justice of the Family Court and Federal Circuit Court of Australia has announced that efforts to reduce waiting times and improve access to justice will ...
BIG LAW • Mon, 18 Jan 2021
Open justice laws called into question with new consultation
Laws that govern disclosure and publication of court and tribunal information, including suppression orders, could be reformed as these undergo public consultation.
BIG LAW • Mon, 18 Jan 2021
Solicitor who made false statements faces caution and costs order
The Council of the NSW Law Society is seeking a finding of unsatisfactory professional conduct and a caution against a solicitor for making a false statement.
BIG LAW • Mon, 18 Jan 2021
NSW solicitor guilty of mishandling client monies
The NSW Civil and Administrative Tribunal has found a solicitor of 24 years’ experience guilty of professional misconduct for the mishandling of his clients’ deposits
BIG LAW • Sun, 17 Jan 2021
Hong Kong arrests lawyer days after renewed concerns over new law
Following recent controversies around the new, controversial national security law, the Hong Kong police officials have arrested a lawyer and 10 others on suspicion that ...
BIG LAW • Sun, 17 Jan 2021
Solicitor who borrowed $100k from elderly client reprimanded
A solicitor who borrowed $100,000 from an elderly, “lonely” client has been found guilty of professional misconduct and formally reprimanded.
BIG LAW • Sun, 17 Jan 2021
