In addition to his failure to appear in court on behalf of the immigration minister or secure a substitute, the solicitor on record left an employed solicitor to answer to a senior judge alone.
A former lawyer, struck off for smuggling contraband into prison for a Christchurch killer she later married, is mounting a determined bid to return to legal practice despite a string of failed appeals.
BigLaw firm McCabes has poached three principals and their respective teams from national rival Colin Biggers & Paisley.
AI is yet to eat this lawyer’s lunch, writes James d’Apice.
A CEO from an Australian community legal centre has sounded the alarm over the federal government’s commitment to tackling domestic and family violence, warning that chronic underfunding is forcing hundreds of victim-survivors to be turned away each day.
A relatively junior lawyer siphoned more than $25,000 from his employer with a string of false reimbursement claims.
An NSW bishop has been appointed to a senior legal role in the Vatican.
While there is no one-size-fits-all approach, there are practical steps that every law student can take to improve their chances of progressing through the application process, writes Hugo Morgan.
Law firm Clayton Utz has welcomed former senior ATO litigator Rimma Miller to its Sydney office in a move to bolster the firm’s tax practice.
Once a cornerstone of legal business development, the traditional “long lunch” has largely faded from “an alcohol-inflected business development tool”, but it has now been reshaped for a new era in line with modern expectations, one firm principal has said.
