Commonwealth lawyers dodge misconduct findings
A graduate pursuing a claim that postgraduate research students should be considered university employees has had allegations about four Commonwealth lawyers dismissed ...
BIG LAW • Sun, 27 Apr 2025
Reprimands, suspensions for 6 NSW lawyers
Since the start of March, the Council of the Law Society and the Bar Association has handed out four reprimands and two suspensions, including to a high-profile criminal ...
BIG LAW • Wed, 23 Apr 2025
Barrister facing suspension accused of tax failures
A West Australian barrister fighting to hold onto her practising certificate has been accused of failing to comply with tax obligations and lying to a major bank on a ...
BIG LAW • Tue, 22 Apr 2025
Shine criticised for ‘excessive’ fees in stolen wages class action
Shine Lawyers was criticised by a court and two Indigenous organisations for its work on a class action that alleged Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander workers in the ...
BIG LAW • Tue, 22 Apr 2025
Ombudsman asked to investigate pay allegations at Qld firm
Concerned over allegations a Queensland-based law firm did not pay its employees correctly, a deputy president of the Fair Work Commission referred an unfair dismissal ...
SME LAW • Mon, 21 Apr 2025
Investors take on Paladin Energy in new class action
A class action has accused mining company Paladin Energy Limited of providing “unreasonably optimistic” guidance to shareholders.
BIG LAW • Mon, 21 Apr 2025
Adjournments plague professional negligence hearing
In the lead-up to another hearing in proceedings that have been inundated with recusal requests, adjournment applications, and late filings, a law firm has had to contend ...
SME LAW • Wed, 16 Apr 2025
Unavoidable staffing concerns reason for delay, TelstraSuper says
In defence of a claim it breached internal dispute resolution protocols, TelstraSuper told a court that a number of complaints slipped through the 45-day deadline because ...
BIG LAW • Wed, 16 Apr 2025
TelstraSuper’s excuses for alleged complaint failures not good enough, ASIC says
TelstraSuper’s explanation for why it allegedly breached internal dispute resolution procedures with respect to hundreds of complaints over an 18-month period was ...
BIG LAW • Tue, 15 Apr 2025
