Commonwealth lawyers dodge misconduct findings

A graduate pursuing a claim that postgraduate research students should be considered university employees has had allegations about four Commonwealth lawyers dismissed ...

BIG LAW • Sun, 27 Apr 2025

Reprimands, suspensions for 6 NSW lawyers

Since the start of March, the Council of the Law Society and the Bar Association has handed out four reprimands and two suspensions, including to a high-profile criminal ...

BIG LAW • Wed, 23 Apr 2025

Barrister facing suspension accused of tax failures

A West Australian barrister fighting to hold onto her practising certificate has been accused of failing to comply with tax obligations and lying to a major bank on a ...

BIG LAW • Tue, 22 Apr 2025

Shine criticised for ‘excessive’ fees in stolen wages class action

Shine Lawyers was criticised by a court and two Indigenous organisations for its work on a class action that alleged Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander workers in the ...

BIG LAW • Tue, 22 Apr 2025

Ombudsman asked to investigate pay allegations at Qld firm

Concerned over allegations a Queensland-based law firm did not pay its employees correctly, a deputy president of the Fair Work Commission referred an unfair dismissal ...

SME LAW • Mon, 21 Apr 2025

Investors take on Paladin Energy in new class action

A class action has accused mining company Paladin Energy Limited of providing “unreasonably optimistic” guidance to shareholders.

BIG LAW • Mon, 21 Apr 2025

Adjournments plague professional negligence hearing

In the lead-up to another hearing in proceedings that have been inundated with recusal requests, adjournment applications, and late filings, a law firm has had to contend ...

SME LAW • Wed, 16 Apr 2025

Unavoidable staffing concerns reason for delay, TelstraSuper says

In defence of a claim it breached internal dispute resolution protocols, TelstraSuper told a court that a number of complaints slipped through the 45-day deadline because ...

BIG LAW • Wed, 16 Apr 2025

TelstraSuper’s excuses for alleged complaint failures not good enough, ASIC says

TelstraSuper’s explanation for why it allegedly breached internal dispute resolution procedures with respect to hundreds of complaints over an 18-month period was ...

BIG LAW • Tue, 15 Apr 2025