Legal secretary claims tax firm forced her to quit
The Fair Work Commission tossed out a claim from a legal secretary who complained BDO Australia forced her to resign.
CORPORATE COUNSEL • Thu, 18 Dec 2025
Top 10 stories for lawyers in 2025
There were some major developments across the legal profession over the last 12 months. Here are the updates that stood out most.
BIG LAW • Wed, 17 Dec 2025
Access to justice declining at cost of public trust, 2 chief justices warn
Speaking exclusively to Lawyers Weekly, two chief justices reflect on the state of access to justice, question how it became a “niche” area of law, and explain why it has ...
BIG LAW • Wed, 17 Dec 2025
Jail time for solicitor over ‘calculated and prolonged’ thefts from vulnerable widow
The Victorian Supreme Court has sentenced a solicitor to over four years behind bars for stealing more than $480,000 from a client.
SME LAW • Tue, 16 Dec 2025
Webjet responds to claims it unfairly fired general counsel
Webjet has alleged it terminated a company secretary and general counsel over “ongoing underperformance”.
CORPORATE COUNSEL • Tue, 16 Dec 2025
Penalties for solicitor who included explicit images in domestic violence affidavit
For conduct that included attaching explicit images in an affidavit without taking steps to ensure confidentiality, a Queensland solicitor has been publicly reprimanded, ...
BIG LAW • Mon, 15 Dec 2025
Lawyer’s conduct in $10m iPhone will case largely ignored on appeal
In the initial decision of Colin Peek’s “informal will”, the NSW Supreme Court found his lawyer had a clear conflict between his personal interests and his overriding ...
SME LAW • Mon, 15 Dec 2025
Top 10 Wig & Chamber stories in 2025
Here, Lawyers Weekly takes a look back at the top 10 articles that featured in our Wig & Chamber news bulletin.
BIG LAW • Mon, 15 Dec 2025
‘Sorry saga of costs’: Firm clashes with client over hefty legal bill
A District Court judge described an ongoing and expensive legal bill dispute between a firm and its former client as a “sorry saga”.
SME LAW • Sun, 14 Dec 2025
