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Court puts ousted solicitor’s companies on path to winding up

Twelve companies associated with an ousted solicitor and accountant will be investigated by provisional liquidators after the NSW Supreme Court found it likely ASIC would win its bid to have them wound up.

25 August 2026
By Naomi Neilson
College of Law appoints new Queensland executive director

The College of Law has appointed a highly awarded executive and law firm co-founder as the executive director of the Queensland part of the school of professional practice.

25 August 2026
By Matthew Taylor
Latham’s tribunal criticism sparks contempt bid

On the heels of a major legal win, Alex Greenwich tried to have Mark Latham tried in the Supreme Court for contempt over posts that suggested the tribunal “should be embarrassed and ashamed” and the decision was a “disgrace to the concept of evidence and justice”.

25 August 2026
By Naomi Neilson
NSW solicitors should not sit out the professional indemnity insurance inquiry

The NSW Parliament’s inquiry into potential competition reforms for solicitors’ professional indemnity insurance deserves close attention from the profession, writes Angelique Nesbitt.

25 August 2026
By Naomi Neilson
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Politicians must steer clear of court criticism, legal bodies say

The Victorian Bar and Law Institute of Victoria have delivered a forceful response to a proposal to split the Court of Appeal.

25 August 2026
By Naomi Neilson
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Federal Court to review self-represented litigants

The relationship between the Federal Court and unrepresented litigants will be tested as part of a strategic partnership with UNSW.

24 August 2026
By Naomi Neilson
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‘Shame on this government’: Vic gov under fire over bid to remove prisoners’ daily outdoor access

A proposed shake-up of Victoria’s prison laws has sparked a backlash, with the government urged to scrap changes that would remove prisoners’ legislated right to daily outdoor access.

24 August 2026
By Grace Robbie
Litigation silk to join Supreme Court of NSW

Richard Scruby SC has been appointed to the Supreme Court of NSW by Attorney-General Michael Daley.

24 August 2026
By Jerome Doraisamy
’12 years of warning should be enough’: Court fed up with repeat appeal mistakes

A notice of appeal prepared for a penalised doctor contained a deficiency that has been criticised time and again, including in a nine-year-old decision that featured the same law firm and counsel.

24 August 2026
By Naomi Neilson
Inside the new ALA president’s agenda for the year ahead

The Australian Lawyers Alliance’s new president has big plans for the next 12 months, including continuing its crucial advocacy on small business insurance, promoting information sharing across the country, and setting the 30-year-old organisation up for future success.

24 August 2026
By Naomi Neilson