No place for politicians in law enforcement decisions, LCA says

Politicians should not attempt to sway the independent function of law enforcement or the decision of prosecutors to commence legal proceedings, the Law Council said.

BIG LAW • Wed, 02 Oct 2024

Small firm dragged to court by vexatious litigant

A Melbourne family law firm fought against allegations it was negligent by not advising a client against filing proceedings.

BIG LAW • Wed, 02 Oct 2024

Client makes urgent bid to freeze law firm’s assets

A Melbourne man urgently asked a court for a freezing order to prevent his former firm from disposing of almost $1 million in assets before it can repay a substantial ...

BIG LAW • Tue, 01 Oct 2024

Judgment revisited after pronoun complaint

Following a complaint to the Judicial Conduct Commissioner, a South Australian judicial officer revisited a judgment to correct pronouns.

BIG LAW • Mon, 30 Sep 2024

Pesutto admits incorrectly linking controversial rally with Ku Klux Klan

Amid the ongoing defamation battle with Moira Deeming, Victorian Liberal Leader John Pesutto told the Federal Court he “misspoke” when he told media there was an ...

BIG LAW • Mon, 30 Sep 2024

Legal centre asks for voting revamp

A legal centre told the NSW government to overhaul its voting processes to better accommodate vulnerable communities, including Indigenous people living in rural ...

BIG LAW • Mon, 30 Sep 2024

ACT solicitor’s plea to stay strike-off application fails

An ACT solicitor facing a strike-off application failed to have a court stay disciplinary proceedings so a mediation could take place instead.

CORPORATE COUNSEL • Wed, 25 Sep 2024

A judge’s tips on using impostor syndrome for good

Despite being rendered breathless by an early experience on the County Court bench, Judge Frank Gucciardo says that moment of impostor syndrome developed into an ...

BIG LAW • Tue, 24 Sep 2024

Qld sole practitioner reprimanded over disclosure blunder

The sole practitioner of a Queensland law firm was reprimanded over his failure to make “full and frank disclosures” about a mortgage interest.

THE BAR • Mon, 23 Sep 2024