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Barrister disbarred after mocking former employee’s mental health
A veteran barrister who harassed a former colleague in a group chat by mocking her confidential mental health issues...
15 September 2026
By Naomi Neilson
Barristers unfairly caught in crossfires of SC scrutiny
The Australian Financial Review raised legitimate questions about the NSW senior counsel appointment process, but it...
09 September 2026
By Naomi Neilson
Veteran criminal barrister penalised for briefing failure
A former president of the WA Criminal Lawyers’ Association has been reprimanded and fined $20,000 for his failure to...
03 September 2026
By Naomi Neilson
Litigation silk to join Supreme Court of NSW
Richard Scruby SC has been appointed to the Supreme Court of New South Wales by Attorney-General Michael Daley.
24 August 2026
By Jerome Doraisamy
Senior barrister’s alleged conflict sparks High Court divide
High Court Justices have clashed over whether a senior barrister was conflicted when he represented two drug...
17 August 2026
By Naomi Neilson
Disgraced ACT lawyer hit with $215k legal bill after lengthy disciplinary battle
A struck-off ACT lawyer has been ordered to pay more than $200,000 in legal costs after an unsuccessful bid to...
13 August 2026
By Grace Robbie
Barrister reprimanded over courtroom snub of judge
A barrister has been reprimanded for a series of courtroom etiquette breaches after failing to stand and bow to the...
10 August 2026
By Grace Robbie
Good faith not a defence to tort arising from unlawful detention
An officer of the Commonwealth detained a non-citizen based on the High Court’s declaration of the law as it stood at...
04 August 2026
By Sergio Zanotti Stagliorio
Sentencing of disgraced barrister fuels regulator warning
Victorian barrister Norman O’Bryan’s sentencing for overcharging vulnerable clients has prompted a blunt warning...
18 May 2026
By Naomi Neilson
Mediation as a commercial superpower: The new mandate for Australian corporate counsel
Equipped with formal mediation advocacy skills, corporate counsel can directly leverage their intimate knowledge of a...
12 May 2026
By Ruwan Wathukarage
Sydney law firm escalates fee fight with senior counsel
A Sydney firm and a senior counsel with a “longstanding professional association” have found themselves locked in a...
07 May 2026
By Naomi Neilson
Jailed barrister behind fatal car crash cleared to return to law
A barrister who was jailed and suspended from practising law after causing the death of a pensioner in a dangerous...
06 May 2026
By Grace Robbie
Drunk barrister who collapsed in court is fined
A barrister who arrived drunk to court, collapsed inside the courthouse, and was taken away by ambulance has been...
05 May 2026
By Grace Robbie
Postcode justice a barrier to culturally informed outcomes
In conversation with Lawyers Weekly, a former law reform commissioner and native title barrister has highlighted the...
08 April 2026
By Naomi Neilson
Clerk, admitted solicitor returns to Svenson Barristers
Marking a “full circle moment” in her career, a clerk and admitted solicitor who specialised in common law matters...
13 March 2026
By Naomi Neilson
Sydney barrister sentenced for harassing calls and texts despite court order
A prominent Sydney barrister has been sentenced after breaching court orders by repeatedly sending menacing texts and...
05 February 2026
By Grace Robbie
Sydney barrister charged over alleged child abuse material, ‘disturbing’ chats with minors
A Sydney-based criminal barrister has been charged with possessing child abuse material, with police alleging he...
22 January 2026
By Grace Robbie
NSW District Court appoints 2 deputy chief judges
Two veteran barristers have been named deputy chief judges as the state’s busiest trial court addresses an...
15 December 2025
By Grace Robbie
2 veteran barristers appointed to NSW Supreme Court
NSW Attorney-General Michael Daley has congratulated two highly experienced barristers on their appointments to the...
15 December 2025
By Grace Robbie
Victorian Bar names new president for 2025–26 term
A highly experienced trial and appellate barrister has been appointed president of the Victorian Bar for the 2025-26...
07 November 2025
By Naomi Neilson