Letter to major firm an attempt to ‘bully and intimidate’, court finds
A former solicitor, his partner and her company sent a lengthy, rude letter to HWL Ebsworth in an “attempt to bully and intimidate” the lawyers of a man who stood in the ...
BIG LAW • Wed, 04 Sep 2024
Victorian A-G falls behind in sexual harassment prevention plan
The Victorian Attorney-General’s Department has so far failed to fulfil its part of a plan to prevent sexual harassment and improve the support for victims in courtrooms ...
BIG LAW • Wed, 04 Sep 2024
High Court decision heralds in ‘significant shift’ for arbitration
A significant victory in the High Court on proportionate liability legislation will influence how lawyers conduct arbitration.
BIG LAW • Wed, 04 Sep 2024
Erudite Legal commits to endless recusal applications
In yet another messy chapter of the Erudite Legal fiasco, the defendants have made another application to have the judge recuse himself and have delayed progress even ...
BIG LAW • Tue, 03 Sep 2024
World Vision former worker alleges judge wants to ‘exact revenge’
A former employee of World Vision Australia objected to a Federal Court judge hearing his unfair dismissal matter because she used to work for the law firm retained by ...
BIG LAW • Tue, 03 Sep 2024
Fired lawyer’s misconduct ‘deeply sickened’ colleagues, Fair Work told
A solicitor was fired from Men’s Legal Service over a number of serious misconduct allegations, including one that “deeply sickened” the lawyers who had to take over one ...
SME LAW • Mon, 02 Sep 2024
‘Dishonourable’ solicitor’s practising certificate cancelled
An NSW solicitor has had his practising certificate cancelled after he was found to have engaged in “dishonourable” conduct.
SME LAW • Mon, 02 Sep 2024
Plutus Payroll co-conspirator told to repay ‘washed’ $11m
Michael Teplitsky helped move hush money paid to keep Australia’s largest corporate tax fraud hidden, a court has found.
BIG LAW • Sun, 01 Sep 2024
PwC’s ex-GC makes recommendation for legal professional privilege oversight
The PwC former general counsel accused of “shunning” major issues amid the tax scandal has detailed how regulatory oversight could apply to legal professional privilege ...
BIG LAW • Thu, 29 Aug 2024
