Queensland solicitor to be removed from roll, compensate client

A tribunal attached to the Supreme Court of Queensland has recommended that a lawyer be removed from the roll of practitioners for depositing $20,000 of a client’s ...

BIG LAW • Mon, 18 May 2020

COVID-19 ‘shaping new normal’ for law students, says top law school

A digital upheaval due to the coronavirus pandemic has adapted the way many approach the law. This is much the same for legal education, according to UNSW Law head of ...

NEWLAW • Mon, 18 May 2020

The GFC, 3 kids and a pandemic: How this student is on track to graduate

How one law student survived moving across the globe, the global financial crisis, three kids and now the global coronavirus pandemic to graduate with a juris doctorate

NEWLAW • Mon, 18 May 2020

Virtual law school welcomes new era for legal education

An associate professor with one of Australia’s top law schools said that there are a myriad of opportunities and advantages that come with a fully virtual legal education

NEWLAW • Mon, 18 May 2020

Building a legal resume with a coronavirus-sized hole

The odds of securing a highly sought-after position in the legal profession are much stronger with a full resume, so how should law students manage a CV in the time of ...

NEWLAW • Mon, 18 May 2020

Supreme Court judge appointed professor of practice

The Honourable Kevin Ball AM QC has been appointed as Monash Law’s new director of the Castan Centre for Human Rights Law, after a highly effective career as an advocate

NEWLAW • Mon, 18 May 2020

Brisbane solicitor ordered to pay $27k to compensate clients

A Queensland solicitor, who was removed from the roll in 2019, has been ordered to pay former clients $27,350 worth of compensation for his inappropriate conduct.

BIG LAW • Sun, 17 May 2020

Private courtrooms fast-track property settlements

A growing number of separating couples are seeking their own private courtrooms to fast-track divorce matters, including outsourcing property settlements to private ...

SME LAW • Sun, 17 May 2020

WA solicitor removed from roll for stealing elderly client’s life savings

A solicitor based in Perth has been struck from the roll, over a year after being sentenced to seven years behind bars for stealing $1.96 million from an elderly and ...

BIG LAW • Thu, 14 May 2020