disciplinary
Conduct of solicitors in Supreme Court ‘unfortunate’, judge says
The solicitors behind a complex dispute involving three different law firms were criticised for their conduct before a...
13 November 2025
By Naomi Neilson
NSW lawyer claims to be stuck with useless practising certificate
A tribunal will not interfere with the NSW Law Society’s decision to impose a restrictive condition on a lawyer’s...
12 November 2025
By Naomi Neilson
Disciplinary action for potty-mouthed lawyer futile, tribunal finds
There was no longer a point to pursuing disciplinary proceedings against a lawyer who had already been struck off the...
12 November 2025
By Naomi Neilson
Caution sticks to lawyer for misleading letter to costs assessor
A lawyer who was cautioned over an attempt to have a costs assessment stayed has failed to have the disciplinary action...
10 November 2025
By Naomi Neilson
Strike-off to come for solicitor who withdrew trust funds from criminal clients
A criminal defence lawyer who withdrew more than $160,000 from her trust account without her clients’ knowledge has...
06 November 2025
By Naomi Neilson
Lawyer with alleged $2m tax debt fights for practising certificate
A lawyer who allegedly owes $2.6 million in tax, plus the $190,000 owed by his law firm, has failed to stay a decision...
05 November 2025
By Naomi Neilson
Solicitors ordered to pay up for short-changing shareholder in shady dealings
Two solicitors behind a wound-up civil law firm were ordered to compensate a shareholder whose stake was dramatically...
04 November 2025
By Naomi Neilson
Lawyer’s admission revoked, name struck from roll for dishonesty
For breaching the duty of candour, a former Northern Territory lawyer had her admission revoked and her name struck...
31 October 2025
By Naomi Neilson
Reprimand upgraded to strike-off for lawyer who stole from client
The Queensland Civil and Administrative Tribunal was wrong to only impose a public reprimand on a solicitor whose...
30 October 2025
By Naomi Neilson
Law Society’s ‘misconceived’ costs application thrown out
Costs applications made by the ACT Law Society following successful disciplinary action against a struck-off barrister...
29 October 2025
By Naomi Neilson
Strike-off for lawyer who faked court orders, stole from client
A disgraced lawyer was struck off for a number of jaw-dropping offences, including stealing tens of thousands of...
28 October 2025
By Naomi Neilson
Qld lawyer’s urine test failure leads to reprimand, fine
However, for the tribunal’s key findings on honesty, a Queensland lawyer could have been kicked out of the profession...
27 October 2025
By Naomi Neilson
Reprimand over lawyer’s ‘dishonest’ bills to legal aid
A Perth lawyer accepted a reprimand for making false and misleading representations to secure more legal aid funding...
24 October 2025
By Naomi Neilson
Migration lawyer criticised by tribunal for knowledge gaps
The Administrative Review Tribunal slated a principal solicitor for her “complete failure” to grapple with her...
22 October 2025
By Naomi Neilson
Barrister risks disciplinary action over citing ‘entirely fictitious’ AI-generated cases
A judge has found that an immigration barrister relied on artificial intelligence tools to prepare for a tribunal...
20 October 2025
By Grace Robbie
Practising certificate refused for lawyer convicted of serious offences
The NSW Law Society has published its decision to refuse to grant a practising certificate to a solicitor convicted of...
17 October 2025
By Naomi Neilson
WA lawyer’s case against 2 other practitioners falls apart
A court has freed an independent children’s lawyer and counsel from proceedings brought by another lawyer, who sought...
16 October 2025
By Naomi Neilson
Criminal lawyer’s email outburst leads to reprimand
A West Australian criminal lawyer was publicly reprimanded and fined for writing off his client’s instructions as...
15 October 2025
By Naomi Neilson
‘Unfortunate’ loophole denies compensation to clients of disciplined solicitor
A Queensland solicitor could be struck off for a failure to deliver competent legal services, but the clients he left...
13 October 2025
By Naomi Neilson
4 in 10 disciplined lawyers struck off, exclusive data reveals
Exclusive Lawyers Weekly data revealed that around 40 per cent of lawyers facing disciplinary action have been struck...
08 October 2025
By Naomi Neilson