‘Seriously illogical’: Sofronoff fights back against corruption findings
Former judge Walter Sofronoff KC has claimed jurisdictional error and a lack of evidence affected a finding he engaged in “corrupt conduct” while overseeing an inquiry ...
BIG LAW • Thu, 03 Apr 2025
Counsel immune from negligence suit over evidence error
Advocate’s immunity protected a counsel from allegations her conduct during a sexual offences trial jeopardised her client’s defence and led to him unnecessarily spending ...
BIG LAW • Wed, 02 Apr 2025
Compensation firm wins negligence claim against former client
A compensation law firm was awarded costs after it was successful in having a former client’s negligence claim tossed out for being misleading “to the point of being an ...
SME LAW • Wed, 02 Apr 2025
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
