Lawyer suspended for causing proceedings to be dropped
A Perth solicitor who caused proceedings to be dismissed and failed to tell the client has been suspended from practising for six months.
BIG LAW • Sun, 28 Apr 2024
Family lawyer told client to ‘ignore’ divorce hearing
A family lawyer was reprimanded for purposefully delaying divorce proceedings and advising his client to “ignore” the hearing.
BIG LAW • Sun, 28 Apr 2024
Solicitor rejects onus of proving he is ‘fit and proper’
An ACT solicitor whose practising certificate was not renewed has objected to a timetabling and onus issue in the appeal.
BIG LAW • Sun, 28 Apr 2024
Victorian solicitor in contempt of court fails to reopen matter
A Victorian solicitor disciplined for contempt of court failed to reopen the matter on the grounds of alleged “equitable fraud”.
BIG LAW • Thu, 25 Apr 2024
Fired Gadens employee given last chance to pursue unfair dismissal proceedings
A former Gadens employee who has dragged her feet on unfair dismissal proceedings was warned that one more request for adjournment could end up with her declared a ...
BIG LAW • Tue, 23 Apr 2024
Barrister to be struck from roll for engaging in legal practice
A barrister’s name will be removed from the roll of practitioners for ignoring several orders not to engage in legal practice, including by sending defamation threats to ...
BIG LAW • Mon, 22 Apr 2024
Waterstreet says victims’ names should not be kept hidden
Charles Waterstreet, a barrister who was recently found to have sexually harassed three legal practitioners, asked a tribunal to remove a non-publication order protecting ...
BIG LAW • Mon, 22 Apr 2024
The mistake of ‘returning for the hat’
There has been, unsurprisingly, a lot of attention paid to the Federal Court judgment in Bruce Lehrmann’s failed defamation case against Channel 10 and a celebrated ...
BIG LAW • Mon, 22 Apr 2024
Lehrmann’s defamation trial may be far from over, says expert
Legal experts weigh in on the key takeaways from Bruce Lehrmann’s defamation trial and make predictions about what may come next.
BIG LAW • Sun, 21 Apr 2024
