AF Legal Group expands criminal law practice with newest acquisition

AF Legal Group, the parent company of Australian Family Lawyers, has acquired Armstrong Legal’s criminal and family law practices.

BIG LAW • Fri, 01 Nov 2024

Solicitor struck off over sham $700k insurance claim

An ACT solicitor who faked injuries to obtain a hefty insurance claim has been struck off the roll of legal practitioners.

CORPORATE COUNSEL • Thu, 31 Oct 2024

Lawyer-studded play ‘Consent’ makes justice the victim

Consent, performed by an all-lawyer ensemble, invites its audience on a “rollercoaster” experience and challenges their views on the justice system’s treatment of sexual ...

BIG LAW • Thu, 31 Oct 2024

NSW solicitor fails to escape reprimand, unsatisfactory professional conduct finding

While a tribunal accepted the mistake that led to a solicitor’s reprimand was not “egregious”, his behaviour during a disciplinary investigation meant his conduct still ...

BIG LAW • Wed, 30 Oct 2024

NACC commissioner engaged in officer misconduct, inspector finds

Judge Paul Brereton, the head of the National Anti-Corruption Commission, engaged in officer misconduct amid a decision not to investigate six referrals from the robodebt ...

BIG LAW • Wed, 30 Oct 2024

Barrister drops action against solicitor following ‘sad history of litigation’

In the latest chapter in a “sad history of litigation between the parties”, the NSW Supreme Court dismissed appeal proceedings brought by a barrister against a solicitor ...

BIG LAW • Tue, 29 Oct 2024

‘Matia’ and the transition from law to fiction writing

A dream to one day publish a novel followed Emily Tsokos Purtill throughout her legal career until she finally had a completed manuscript and the courage to transition ...

BIG LAW • Tue, 29 Oct 2024

How these lawyers use theatre to explore the justice system

A lawyer-driven theatre production company has not only given legal professionals a creative outlet, but has provided them with a unique vehicle to discuss the issues ...

BIG LAW • Tue, 29 Oct 2024

Fired legal secretary’s ‘spiteful’ campaign against Gadens

A resentful legal secretary has pursued a lengthy, “determined and spiteful” campaign against her former law firm, Gadens, over what she alleged was an unfair termination ...

BIG LAW • Sun, 27 Oct 2024