New Deputy State Coroner joins ahead of Bondi stabbings inquiry
An NSW Local Court magistrate has joined the coronial jurisdiction as the newest Deputy State Coroner ahead of a major inquiry.
BIG LAW • Tue, 30 Jul 2024
Disciplinary register: Suspension, reprimands handed to lawyers in June and July
In the last two months, several lawyers were added to legal disciplinary registers and handed a range of penalties, from suspension of a practising certificate to ...
BIG LAW • Tue, 30 Jul 2024
Court told of ‘scandalous’ criminal claims about barrister, solicitor
A woman sentenced for fraud offences and her solicitor made a number of “scandalous” and baseless allegations of misconduct against an opposing party’s solicitor and ...
BIG LAW • Mon, 29 Jul 2024
Firms to suffer if Victorian Supreme Court probate fees skyrocket, LIV says
A substantial increase in the Supreme Court of Victoria’s probate office fees could make it the most expensive state in Australia for estates worth over $2
BIG LAW • Mon, 29 Jul 2024
NCAT names new deputy president
A lawyer who started as a high school teacher before rising through the ranks of the legal profession has been promoted to deputy president and division head at the NSW ...
BIG LAW • Mon, 29 Jul 2024
Aitken Partners promotes insolvency lawyer to equity principal
Melbourne law firm Aitken Partners promoted a lawyer experienced in commercial litigation and insolvency matters to equity principal.
BIG LAW • Sun, 28 Jul 2024
Lawyer reprimanded, fined for leaving client files in shambles
An NSW lawyer was reprimanded and banned from working as a principal for five years for a number of offences, including meddling with official documents and leaving ...
BIG LAW • Sun, 28 Jul 2024
Jailed SA magistrate who conspired with solicitor struck from roll
A former South Australian magistrate was removed from the roll of practitioners four years after he served at least 12 months behind bars for conspiring with a solicitor ...
BIG LAW • Fri, 26 Jul 2024
Why a court upheld Berejiklian’s corruption findings
Former NSW premier Gladys Berejiklian failed to overturn findings she engaged in “serious corrupt conduct” because of an undisclosed relationship with colleague Daryl ...
BIG LAW • Fri, 26 Jul 2024
