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This week, two in-house lawyers faced a referral for alleged contempt of court, and a Melbourne-based firm had to partially refund a client over a costs disclosure failure. Here is your weekly round-up of the biggest stories for Australia’s legal profession.
For the week from 14 to 18 July, these were the 10 most-read stories on Lawyers Weekly (in case you missed them):
1. Strike-off to follow solicitor’s $290k superannuation failure
A recommendation was made to strike off the name of a Queensland solicitor who failed to pay almost $300,000 in superannuation contributions for six former employees.
2. Boutique firm ordered to refund client over costs disclosure failure
A Melbourne family law firm was ordered to partially refund a client whose demands for an updated costs estimate were ignored.
3. Media lawyers face referral to registrar for contempt of court
Counsel for those who made complaints to the ABC about Antoinette Lattouf has asked the Federal Court to refer two in-house media lawyers to a registrar for alleged contempt of court.
4. Commercial barrister elevated to NSW District Court
A barrister with over three decades of experience has been appointed to the District Court of NSW.
5. Firm founder faces referral to disciplinary board
A law firm founder and solicitor, who pressed ahead with a “baseless” recusal case against an NSW judge, was ordered to explain why he should not be referred to a legal disciplinary board.
6. Erudite Legal highlights difficulty in dealing with self-represented litigants, judge says
The controversial legal battle between the Victorian Legal Services Board and the people behind Erudite Legal made its way onto Justice Michael Lee’s docket, who pressed the need for a final hearing to avoid spending more time on “interlocutory disputation”.
7. A Clifford Chance partner on how AI has transformed the legal workforce
At the inaugural Australian Law Forum, a BigLaw partner will discuss the disruptive force of automation in legal practice.
8. Jimmy Brings facing potential class action over alleged driver underpayments
A class action investigation has been launched by Gordon Legal into alleged wage underpayments affecting potentially thousands of Jimmy Brings delivery drivers.
9. Melbourne firm busted using AI-fabricated citations
A Melbourne law firm was caught using citations in court documents that were fabricated by generative artificial intelligence.
10. Hall & Wilcox accuses taxation service of multiple breaches
Hall & Wilcox has accused an accounting advisory firm of breaching its contractual obligations during the six years it provided tax services.
