Barrister prohibited from engaging in legal practice
A barrister who represented a police officer without a practising certificate has been forbidden from working as a legal professional.
BIG LAW • Sun, 07 Apr 2024
ChatGPT’s current iteration is almost twice as persuasive as the average human being
While people are getting better at identifying the difference between human content and that generated by artificial intelligence, so too is AI becoming more convincing, ...
BIG LAW • Sun, 07 Apr 2024
Conned clients and key appointments: What’s hot in law this week (1–5 April)
This week in the legal profession, lawyers conned their clients, a major case was reignited with new allegations, and a whole team left a global firm. Here are the top ...
BIG LAW • Fri, 05 Apr 2024
Lehrmann on ‘warpath’, Seven producer tells court
As part of contempt of court allegations, a former Seven producer claimed Bruce Lehrmann bought drinks and considered bringing prostitutes into a hotel paid for on the ...
CORPORATE COUNSEL • Thu, 04 Apr 2024
Criminal lawyer hit with steep fine for failing client
A criminal lawyer was publicly reprimanded for failing to give adequate advice to a client and pushing an “inappropriate case theory”.
BIG LAW • Thu, 04 Apr 2024
First Nations retailer to fight ASIC on Centrepay
A retailer for First Nations people in remote communities says it will appeal ASIC’s order to indefinitely stop Centrepay services.
BIG LAW • Thu, 04 Apr 2024
Barrister who stole millions makes ‘absurd’ request to remain on roll
A barrister who used an elaborate Ponzi scheme to steal millions has been slammed by a tribunal for requesting to remain on the roll despite the extent of his deception
BIG LAW • Wed, 03 Apr 2024
Stalling productivity growth could do serious economic harm
Productivity has the ability to sway the economy and, according to a recent government report, progress is stalling. This could have far-reaching consequences. Luckily, ...
CORPORATE COUNSEL • Wed, 03 Apr 2024
Google to destroy billions of records of data as part of lawsuit settlement
To settle a lawsuit that accused it of tracking users browsing the internet using Google Chrome despite them being in private mode, Google has agreed to destroy billions ...
CORPORATE COUNSEL • Wed, 03 Apr 2024
