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Prison sentences, solicitor shot, and a big acquisition: What’s hot in law this week (4–8 Mar)

This week in law has been swamped with disciplinary hearings, major court judgments and critical opinions from the nation’s most respected legal practitioners. Here is your weekly round-up of the biggest stories for Australia’s legal profession.

user iconNaomi Neilson • 09 March 2024 • Big Law
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Here are the most-read stories for the first week of March:

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  1. Boutique firm penalised for underpaying staff
A Bankstown law firm has been hit with pecuniary penalties after it failed to pay an employee the minimum wage.

  1. Prison sentence to follow solicitor for contempt of court
A solicitor found guilty of contempt of court twice will have a month-long prison term hanging over his head for the next two years.

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  1. Judge rules on bias allegations against Lehrmann inquiry chair
A Supreme Court justice has determined whether findings made against top prosecutor Shane Drumgold were influenced by an inquiry chair’s relationship with a journalist.

  1. Solicitor shot inside Sydney law firm
A family lawyer was shot and wounded inside his Sydney law firm.

  1. AFL to acquire national firm’s contested wills and estates practice
Following the release of its favourable half-year FY24 financial results, AF Legal Group has conditionally acquired the contested wills and estates practice of Armstrong Legal for more than $3 million.

  1. Sydney woman tries to escape $500k legal fees debt
A Sydney woman who sued Coles has complained about the almost $500,000 in fees she owes to two compensation firms.

  1. Solicitor faces ACCC, disciplinary hearing for allegedly misleading creditor scheme
A Sydney solicitor is facing disciplinary and ACCC proceedings in connection with an allegedly misleading and “bulletproof” scheme to sell a program that claimed to protect assets from creditors.

  1. Prosecutors abandon ‘rationalism, professionalism’ in rape cases, judge claims
A District Court judge says there is a possible “endemic” of prosecutors abandoning rational and professional opinion to push cases with little to no prospects of success through the courts.

  1. Law Society of NSW names new CEO
The chief operating officer of the Law Society of NSW has been named as its new chief executive, a role he has been acting in since October of last year.

  1. What makes a good banking and finance lawyer?
Here, reigning Banking and Finance Partner of the Year Stuart Cormack offers insights into what day-to-day operations look like for practitioners in this space, what he finds meaningful and stimulating about such work, and how best those coming through the ranks can succeed in B&F.

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