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Squatter’s right claim falls apart for former lawyer
A lawyer turned real estate agent was booted out of a supposedly abandoned Sydney property when her squatter’s rights claim failed.
BIG LAW • Tue, 01 Apr 2025
Former client tries to claw back $300k in alleged debt
A former client and creditor of a Sydney boutique firm attempted to recoup an alleged debt of close to $300,000.
SME LAW • Tue, 01 Apr 2025
Struck-off barrister makes ‘scandalous’ claims to dodge costs order
An ACT barrister removed from the roll for throwing other lawyers under the bus was handed a costs order after he made “scandalous” allegations and attempted to ...
BIG LAW • Mon, 31 Mar 2025
Court fed up with lawyers filing ‘last-minute’ extension applications
While dealing with a potential claim against an institutional abuse law firm, a judicial registrar was left frustrated by the “apparent assumption” by some legal ...
SME LAW • Mon, 31 Mar 2025
Perth firm dodges bullying order pursued by former employee
Despite her application having already been thrown out, a former employee of a Perth law firm tried to convince the Fair Work Commission to issue a stop-bullying order to ...
SME LAW • Sun, 30 Mar 2025
$160k awarded for defamation over sickening paedophilia accusations
A child recovery agent who once vowed he would not pay “one cent” to a family dispute resolution practitioner he repeatedly defamed with vile and untrue accusations has ...
SME LAW • Thu, 27 Mar 2025
Not-for-profits left to pick up government’s slack on domestic violence, lawyer says
The government has dumped the responsibility and immense pressure of addressing the scourge of domestic and family violence on not-for-profits but has left them with ...
Pig-hunting lawyer commits insurance fraud, court told
In the face of “concrete evidence”, a principal lawyer lied to his insurance company about an incident that involved pig hunting, a broken Can-Am vehicle, and a former ...
BIG LAW • Wed, 26 Mar 2025
Seven to face defamation proceedings over alleged Lehrmann comments
A former producer who sensationally claimed Seven fronted the costs of Bruce Lehrmann’s “cocaine and prostitutes” in exchange for a tell-all interview has sued the ...