Law grad accused of using relationship with cop to secure client

A graduate lawyer’s admission into the profession was stalled when she was accused of having a relationship with a...

04 April 2025

By Naomi Neilson

Understanding the path from law student to qualified lawyer

The road to admission in your state or territory’s Supreme Court, to swear your oath, is somewhat unknown territory....

28 October 2024

By Jerome Doraisamy

Practising in Japan just got easier for Aussie lawyers

The Japanese Ministry of Justice has simplified the processes through which foreign lawyers, including those from...

05 August 2024

By Jerome Doraisamy

Bizarre drunk emails to Chief Justice, Law Society see aspiring lawyer denied admission

An aspiring lawyer will not be admitted into the profession after she sent thousands of bizarre emails to a Chief...

01 May 2024

By Naomi Neilson

Court considers usefulness of decades-old law degree

A Northern Territory court has considered whether a man could be admitted to practise with a 17-year-old legal...

15 February 2024

By Naomi Neilson

‘Smorgasbord logic’, alleged admissions aired in Insignia class action conclusion

Insignia’s class action hearing has closed with a clash over the role media played in the share price drop, the...

27 June 2023

By Naomi Neilson

Student claims legal admission board discriminated against disability

A former law student demanded the Legal Profession Admission Board (LPAB) publicly apologise and hand over more than...

22 June 2023

By Naomi Neilson

Aspiring lawyer denied admission for ‘deficient and misleading’ account of criminal record

A prospective criminal lawyer has been denied admission by the Queensland Court of Appeal for a “failure to fully and...

23 November 2022

By Lauren Croft

Post-admission depression: A reflection

We have all heard about different kinds of depression, and coming from someone who has a double whammy diagnosis of...

07 September 2022

By Jerome Doraisamy

Would-be lawyer with assault convictions denied admission

A woman, who was previously convicted for domestic violence offences, has lost her bid to be admitted in Queensland,...

25 August 2022

By Jerome Doraisamy

Aspiring lawyer with child exploitation convictions refused admission

The Queensland Court of Appeal has refused an application for admission to a would-be solicitor who was convicted five...

25 July 2022

By Jerome Doraisamy

Bi-annual legal profession event launches at Vivid

Sydney’s Vivid Festival recently played host to an event welcoming hundreds of newly admitted lawyers to the legal...

17 June 2022

By Jerome Doraisamy