disciplinary

Senior lawyer fined for drink-driving on suspended licence
A senior New Zealand lawyer has been fined thousands of dollars after being convicted of two serious driving offences...
01 July 2025
By Grace Robbie
Barrister penalised for ‘sexual touching’ of solicitor
A barrister has been ordered to apologise to a woman he touched without consent during a work Christmas...
30 June 2025
By Naomi Neilson
Christmas Eve visit to client’s family ends in ban for barrister
The NSW Bar sought penalties for a barrister who turned up at the home of her client’s daughter on Christmas Eve and...
01 July 2025
By Naomi Neilson
Penalty for solicitor who ignored elderly client’s ‘red flags’
Disciplinary action has been taken against a Victorian solicitor who executed a new power of attorney despite a number...
30 June 2025
By Naomi Neilson
Strike-off downgrades to suspension for WA solicitor
A law firm director dodged a strike-off order by convincing a court his behaviour did not justify a finding he was...
27 June 2025
By Naomi Neilson
Reprimand for speeding solicitor who made false declarations
A solicitor was reprimanded over his failure to disclose a number of traffic violations to the Queensland Law Society,...
23 June 2025
By Naomi Neilson
More recusals plague Federal Court action against Erudite Legal
The three directors of the notorious law firm Erudite Legal made their third recusal application, less than a month...
20 June 2025
By Naomi Neilson
Police lawyer’s misconduct a risk to investigation, tribunal says
A police legal officer and ethics lecturer failed to overturn a finding that she was “careless and incompetent”...
19 June 2025
By Naomi Neilson
Qld lawyer with criminal conviction for signature failure faces strike-off
A recommendation has been made to remove the name of a Queensland lawyer from the roll after he was convicted and...
18 June 2025
By Naomi Neilson
Strike-off recommended for lawyer who drunkenly bribed cops
A tribunal said it needed “little persuasion” to recommend the name of a Rockhampton lawyer be removed from the...
17 June 2025
By Naomi Neilson
Undertaking breach warrants ‘public rebuke’, tribunal orders
A solicitor who breached an undertaking was unable to escape a public reprimand because the conduct justified “public...
16 June 2025
By Naomi Neilson
Serious warning issued to lawyers engaging in claim farming
In the wake of reports into lawyers intentionally targeting vulnerable members of the community, the Victorian Legal...
16 June 2025
By Naomi Neilson
Managing director reprimanded over barrister fee mishap
A Perth lawyer agreed to a public reprimand and a fine for his failure to get written confirmation that a barrister...
12 June 2025
By Naomi Neilson
Principal solicitor faces disciplinary action over supervision denials
In an “extraordinary” and contradictory email, the principal solicitor of a Brisbane firm made a false claim about...
11 June 2025
By Naomi Neilson
Jurisdictional roadblock in the way of solicitor recovering practising certificate
A solicitor convicted of serious criminal offences ran into a jurisdictional issue when he attempted to overturn a...
09 June 2025
By Naomi Neilson
Court shuts down resentful lawyer’s racism claims against Law Society
The Federal Court sent a strong message to a lawyer who has spent the last 17 years relentlessly pursuing the ACT Law...
06 June 2025
By Naomi Neilson
Barrister leaves profession following disciplinary action on broken promises
A barrister was reprimanded and barred from working in the profession for a year after he failed to carry out a brief...
05 June 2025
By Naomi Neilson
Strike-off for lawyer caught drug dealing, laundering proceeds of crime
A Queensland lawyer convicted of drug dealing and money laundering offences will be struck off the roll of...
04 June 2025
By Naomi Neilson
Fake solicitor, firm defrauds clients out of $450k
For about four years, an NSW man pretended to be a solicitor so he could defraud his clients out of more than...
30 May 2025
By Naomi Neilson
Penalised lawyer should have faced bigger investigation, client says
A client who says his lawyer wronged him has complained that the legal disciplinary committee only referred one part of...
27 May 2025
By Naomi Neilson