‘Highly respected’ barrister appointed to NSW Supreme Court, Court of Appeal

Stephen Free SC is set to join the bench as a Judge of Appeal in the Supreme Court of...

07 April 2025

By Jerome Doraisamy

Challenging convention: The role of unconscious or confirmation bias in decision making

Years of convention and unconscious or confirmation biases can influence our decision-making process as lawyers, writes...

02 April 2025

By Jerome Doraisamy

Qld makes new Court of Appeal and Supreme Court appointments

The Crisafulli government has made its first judicial appointments, with a Supreme Court judge elevated to the...

01 April 2025

By Jerome Doraisamy

Victorian County Court Chief Judge elevated to state’s Court of Appeal

Peter Kidd SC, the Chief Judge of the County Court and a judge of the Supreme Court of Victoria, has been appointed as...

14 March 2025

By Jerome Doraisamy

Court tosses finding HWL Ebsworth ‘invalidly’ expelled partner

An appeal court has reversed a finding that HWL Ebsworth breached its partnership deed when it expelled a capital...

31 January 2025

By Naomi Neilson

Justice Michael Ball to join NSW Court of Appeal

Supreme Court Justice Michael Ball, who was formerly a partner at what is now Allens, is set to join the Court of...

04 November 2024

By Jerome Doraisamy

Struck-off NSW lawyer robbed $470k from clients

An NSW lawyer who stole over $470,000 from clients has been removed from the roll of legal

10 September 2024

By Naomi Neilson

Sydney silk named as judge of appeal for NSW Supreme Court

Richard McHugh SC has joined the bench, having been appointed as a judge of appeal of the Supreme Court of NSW,...

12 August 2024

By Jerome Doraisamy

WA criminal lawyer booted from roll for conspiracy to pervert course of justice

A West Australian criminal lawyer was struck from the roll of legal practitioners for conspiring to pervert the course...

11 July 2024

By Naomi Neilson

3 judges, coroners move into new roles in Qld courts

There have been a number of key moves across Queensland’s courts, including two new justices in the Supreme...

06 May 2024

By Naomi Neilson

Rowena Orr named as judge of the Victorian Court of Appeal

Victoria’s Solicitor-General Rowena Orr KC, who was the banking royal commission senior counsel, is joining the bench...

17 April 2024

By Jerome Doraisamy

Solicitor’s response to client’s refusal to pay ‘unsatisfactory’

A full court bench criticised a solicitor for his “unsatisfactory” response to the court, which potentially...

14 March 2024

By Naomi Neilson

Lawyer asks entire bench to recuse itself from disciplinary hearing

A lawyer tried to have an entire Court of Appeal bench recused from hearing an application to have his name struck...

29 February 2024

By Naomi Neilson

Lawyer may face disciplinary action over ‘baseless’ claims made against solicitor, barrister

A solicitor and her husband may face disciplinary action over several sensational fraud allegations she made against a...

23 November 2023

By Naomi Neilson

Kathleen Folbigg’s case referred to Governor, appeal court

A report from former chief justice Tom Bathurst that concluded Kathleen Folbigg was wrongfully convicted for the deaths...

09 November 2023

By Naomi Neilson

Compensation firm dragged into ‘hopeless’ fight over fees

An NSW man has pursued a “hopeless” allegation that his former firm wrongfully caused him to become...

16 October 2023

By Naomi Neilson

Solicitor loses court fight against NSW Bar over mental health findings

A solicitor who was refused a barrister’s practising certificate due to concerns she was mentally unfit to hold one...

18 September 2023

By Naomi Neilson

Boutique firm forced to fight baseless claims

A partner and founder of a boutique law firm has defended himself against a former client’s claims his services were...

04 September 2023

By Naomi Neilson

‘Serious concern’: Extraordinary allegations made by married lawyer couple to be investigated

A Sydney legal practitioner and her solicitor husband will be examined by the Legal Services Commissioner after they...

06 July 2023

By Naomi Neilson

Client loses million-dollar claim against deceased solicitor

A man has dragged the NSW Law Society into yet another legal fight over allegations he made about his deceased...

14 June 2023

By Naomi Neilson