conflict of interest

Reprimand marks end to lawyer’s 50-year career
A Port Macquarie lawyer has been reprimanded and fined for assisting a client with the sale of a property in...
17 November 2025
By Naomi Neilson
Law firm restrains former employee’s new lawyers
A boutique practice convinced a court to restrain the solicitors who were acting for one of its former employees on a...
02 September 2025
By Naomi Neilson
Firm to pay $427k to former client for negligence, breach of duty
While many of its former client’s allegations were shut down, a western Sydney firm was still ordered to hand over...
02 June 2025
By Naomi Neilson
Tribunal hears request to remove barrister because brother was expert witness
A tribunal was asked to remove a barrister from a compensation matter because the expert witness for the other side was...
28 May 2025
By Naomi Neilson
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