Folbigg’s case a ‘fantastic demonstration’ for uniting science and law
Appearing alongside fellow advocates, the Australian Academy of Science’s CEO said Kathleen Folbigg’s 2022 inquiry and pardon were a “fantastic demonstration” of how ...
BIG LAW • Thu, 15 Aug 2024
Regional lawyer convicted of perverting course of justice will return to practice
A regional criminal lawyer convicted of perverting the course of justice by advising his client to steer clear of court successfully overturned a decision to cancel ...
SME LAW • Thu, 15 Aug 2024
Judge Vasta seeks immunity from wrongful imprisonment compensation
Judge Salvatore Vasta, who was handed part of a $300,000 compensation bill for the wrongful imprisonment of a father, says inferior and superior judges should have the ...
CORPORATE COUNSEL • Wed, 14 Aug 2024
Solicitor says stay of crypto class action was ‘miscarriage of justice’
A solicitor whose cryptocurrency class action against Google and Meta Platforms was permanently stayed says the primary judge’s decision “doesn’t make any sense ...
CORPORATE COUNSEL • Wed, 14 Aug 2024
Lawyers outraged at Lawyer X compensation bill
The Victorian government’s bill to protect itself from compensation claims brought by victims of the Lawyer X controversy has been heavily criticised by the state’s legal ...
BIG LAW • Wed, 14 Aug 2024
Lawyer makes Stalin-inspired threat to shoot profession’s ‘gatekeepers’
Angered by a disciplinary complaint, a Victorian solicitor threatened to throw his elderly client’s ashes into the garbage and said the legal profession’s “gatekeepers” ...
BIG LAW • Tue, 13 Aug 2024
Barrister to be punished for ‘elaborate scheme’ involving client’s mother
A barrister found guilty of professional misconduct and unsatisfactory professional conduct crafted an “elaborate scheme” with a private investigator to make his client’s ...
BIG LAW • Tue, 13 Aug 2024
‘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
