Tribunal upholds finding of unsatisfactory professional conduct
An NSW solicitor has lost a bid to appeal a 2018 finding of unsatisfactory professional conduct for failing to identify her client before taking any legal action.
BIG LAW • Sun, 02 Aug 2020
Firm alleges human rights violation against column
A firm that has been at the centre of media controversy has reportedly filed a complaint alleging a major media column violated human rights laws.
BIG LAW • Sun, 02 Aug 2020
Top-tier team loses senior solicitors to boutique
A team of one principal solicitor, two special counsel and a senior associate has moved from a top-tier team and into a boutique practice.
BIG LAW • Fri, 31 Jul 2020
Controversial firm asks for $1m to fund High Court challenge
Are Australians so fed up with restrictions that they are willing to pay $1 million in costs to see it before the High Court? One small, controversial Sydney firm wants ...
SME LAW • Thu, 30 Jul 2020
UNSW Law appoints new acting dean
One of Australia’s top legal schools has appointed a new acting dean.
SME LAW • Thu, 30 Jul 2020
BigLaw celebrates revenue increase amid COVID-19 concerns
A major global law firm has released its figures for the last financial year, reflecting on a year of revenue growth amid the coronavirus pandemic outbreak.
BIG LAW • Thu, 30 Jul 2020
Lawyer X: Tomato tin drug trafficker appeals conviction
A drug trafficker jailed over his involvement in one of the world’s largest ecstasy hauls has appealed his 11-year sentence over concerns his trial was tainted by ...
BIG LAW • Wed, 29 Jul 2020
Fraudulent CEO ordered to repay $430k to firm investor
The former CEO of a collapsed law firm has been ordered to repay $430,000 worth of shares for fraudulently misleading an investor about the firm’s success.
SME LAW • Tue, 28 Jul 2020
NSW A-G leads defamation reforms to govern free speech
The Law Society of NSW has congratulated Attorney-General Mark Speakman on the commitment to overhauling Australia’s stale defamation laws.
BIG LAW • Tue, 28 Jul 2020
