No place for politicians in law enforcement decisions, LCA says
Politicians should not attempt to sway the independent function of law enforcement or the decision of prosecutors to commence legal proceedings, the Law Council said.
BIG LAW • Wed, 02 Oct 2024
Small firm dragged to court by vexatious litigant
A Melbourne family law firm fought against allegations it was negligent by not advising a client against filing proceedings.
BIG LAW • Wed, 02 Oct 2024
Client makes urgent bid to freeze law firm’s assets
A Melbourne man urgently asked a court for a freezing order to prevent his former firm from disposing of almost $1 million in assets before it can repay a substantial ...
BIG LAW • Tue, 01 Oct 2024
Judgment revisited after pronoun complaint
Following a complaint to the Judicial Conduct Commissioner, a South Australian judicial officer revisited a judgment to correct pronouns.
BIG LAW • Mon, 30 Sep 2024
Pesutto admits incorrectly linking controversial rally with Ku Klux Klan
Amid the ongoing defamation battle with Moira Deeming, Victorian Liberal Leader John Pesutto told the Federal Court he “misspoke” when he told media there was an ...
BIG LAW • Mon, 30 Sep 2024
Legal centre asks for voting revamp
A legal centre told the NSW government to overhaul its voting processes to better accommodate vulnerable communities, including Indigenous people living in rural ...
BIG LAW • Mon, 30 Sep 2024
ACT solicitor’s plea to stay strike-off application fails
An ACT solicitor facing a strike-off application failed to have a court stay disciplinary proceedings so a mediation could take place instead.
CORPORATE COUNSEL • Wed, 25 Sep 2024
A judge’s tips on using impostor syndrome for good
Despite being rendered breathless by an early experience on the County Court bench, Judge Frank Gucciardo says that moment of impostor syndrome developed into an ...
BIG LAW • Tue, 24 Sep 2024
Qld sole practitioner reprimanded over disclosure blunder
The sole practitioner of a Queensland law firm was reprimanded over his failure to make “full and frank disclosures” about a mortgage interest.
THE BAR • Mon, 23 Sep 2024
