‘F--k off’: Lawyer facing strike-off stuns tribunal

Pictures of middle fingers, all-capped profanity, and bizarre threats to take things to the “nth degree” were all included in an angry solicitor’s emails with the NSW Law ...

BIG LAW • Mon, 12 Aug 2024

Bankrupt solicitor’s defamation action hits wall

An NSW solicitor’s bankruptcy status threw a wrench in his defamation action over comments that suggested he allegedly committed fraud and was kicked out of the legal ...

BIG LAW • Mon, 12 Aug 2024

‘C u in 15’: Solicitor threatens barrister, witness with violence

Angered by a former barrister’s decision to give evidence against him in a fight over allegedly unpaid legal fees, a Victorian solicitor sent expletive-laden text ...

BIG LAW • Sun, 11 Aug 2024

Sydney criminal barrister named in assault case

The name of a Sydney criminal barrister who allegedly physically and verbally abused his wife was revealed by a newspaper.

BIG LAW • Sun, 11 Aug 2024

‘Dodgy’ Kings Cross lawyer struck off over drug money conspiracy

The “arrogant” Kings Cross lawyer jailed for dishing out legal advice to a criminal group in an effort to recover hundreds of thousands in cash seized by police was ...

BIG LAW • Fri, 09 Aug 2024

Lawyer’s demand for recusal of tribunal member refused

A Victorian lawyer once accused of posting the number of a junior solicitor in a sex work advertisement alleged the member overseeing recent disciplinary action was ...

BIG LAW • Thu, 08 Aug 2024

Fortescue, Element Zero lawyers hurl accusations in tense hearing

Counsel for Fortescue and Element Zero slung accusations about the other’s case in court, including claims of a “fishing” exercise into search orders, an attempt to hold ...

BIG LAW • Thu, 08 Aug 2024

Victorian solicitor cannot avoid disciplinary hearing for long, judge rules

Armed with a colleague’s “dysfunctional” medical condition and an application that contradicted itself, a banned Victorian lawyer behind the People Shop chaos attempted ...

BIG LAW • Wed, 07 Aug 2024

Lawyer says Canberra University unfairly terminated contract

An experienced solicitor who oversaw a gender equality initiative within the University of Canberra’s business, government and law faculty claimed she was unfairly ...

BIG LAW • Wed, 07 Aug 2024