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Solicitor’s application branded abuse of process in multi-party costs dispute
Having found it amounted to an abuse of process, a senior judge has tossed a solicitor’s attempts to join a...
08 June 2026
By Naomi Neilson
SME Law
Ousted solicitor disputes senior judge’s claim of a ‘fishing expedition’
An NSW lawyer struck off more than a decade ago has made multiple thwarted bids to be readmitted, with his most recent...
05 June 2026
By Naomi Neilson
SME Law
Parole board lawyer avoids costs order due to ‘unfair’ tribunal comments
Although unsuccessful in a recusal application, an ex-parole board lawyer has avoided a costs order due to a...
05 June 2026
By Naomi Neilson
SME Law
Prominent lawyer named chair of the Art Gallery of South Australia
The director of Adelaide-based law firm WRP Legal has been appointed chair of the Art Gallery of South Australia...
05 June 2026
By Grace Robbie
SME Law
Why AI-drafted contracts are creating new risks for legal leaders
The legal profession’s attention has largely been focused on AI’s courtroom mistakes, from hallucinated case law to...
04 June 2026
By Grace Robbie
SME Law
Henry Carus + Associates celebrates 25th anniversary
Melbourne-based personal injury law firm Henry Carus + Associates has reached a significant milestone, marking 25 years...
04 June 2026
By Grace Robbie
SME Law
‘Down Under’ lawyers can have sway on international decision making, partner says
A new law aimed at easing the compliance burden for dually listed ASX and US stock exchange companies has highlighted...
03 June 2026
By Naomi Neilson
SME Law
Supervision blunder ends in discipline for Qld director
A Queensland firm director engaged in unsatisfactory professional conduct by her failure to appropriately manage a...
03 June 2026
By Naomi Neilson
SME Law
If egg freezing is a routine option, it should be governed like one
Egg freezing has become normalised far more quickly than the policy frameworks that govern it. That imbalance deserves...
02 June 2026
By Nicholas Burch
SME Law
ABL elevates 9 to senior ranks, including 4 partners
East coast-based firm Arnold Bloch Leibler has promoted nine lawyers into senior roles as part of a broader elevation...
02 June 2026
By Grace Robbie