Half of law firms pay below-average salary to lowest earners
Despite BigLaw’s highest earners taking home a pay cheque that’s well above the national average, half of them pay their lowest earners less than many other industries
BIG LAW • Sun, 16 Mar 2025
Lovisa class action may run as ‘regular proceeding’
Lawyers behind an employment case against Lovisa flagged they are open to the possibility of moving outside the scope of a typical class action proceeding and running it ...
BIG LAW • Sun, 16 Mar 2025
‘Extremely serious’: ACT solicitor to be struck off for trust money offences
An ACT solicitor with over two decades of experience will be struck from the roll for a number of “extremely serious” trust account offences.
BIG LAW • Thu, 13 Mar 2025
Court tosses claim Law Society intends to ‘kill, suppress’ ACT solicitor
A former solicitor who has relentlessly pursued the ACT Law Society over dismissed racial discrimination allegations has attempted to air further sensational claims in an ...
BIG LAW • Thu, 13 Mar 2025
Brydens Lawyers suffers alleged ransomware attack
A prominent Sydney law firm has revealed it was the victim of a serious cyber incident.
CORPORATE COUNSEL • Thu, 13 Mar 2025
Solicitor hit with fresh charges of ‘offensive’ conduct
Further allegations of offensive and abusive conduct have been levelled against a solicitor who will soon face strike-off proceedings for calling another practitioner a ...
BIG LAW • Wed, 12 Mar 2025
Firm founder called out for ‘disrespectful’ language amid fight with former director
A law firm’s long and tortured history of litigation against its former director and shareholder ended with persistent and unethical communication to the court that was, ...
SME LAW • Wed, 12 Mar 2025
Details of alleged settlement for ousted chief legal counsel to stay secret
A chief legal counsel ousted from Super Retail Group has failed to convince a court to toss out a suppression order that she claimed has prevented her from speaking out ...
BIG LAW • Tue, 11 Mar 2025
Creditor to sue firm over $135k judgment debt
A creditor of an NSW firm has launched proceedings against its sole director over more than $135,000 in judgment debt.
SME LAW • Tue, 11 Mar 2025
