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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
ACT tribunal bans 2 lawyers from practising
Two lawyers who were involved in the swearing of an affidavit that contained false information have been publicly...
08 October 2025
By Naomi Neilson
ACT solicitor penalised for cost disclosure failures
A tribunal affirmed a decision of the ACT Law Society to discipline a barrister and solicitor over a cost disclosure...
07 October 2025
By Naomi Neilson
Reprimand for lawyer over failures with elderly client
A lawyer admitted he failed to take proper steps to ensure an elderly client had the capacity to execute a will and...
06 October 2025
By Naomi Neilson
Immediate suspension for lawyer charged over alleged kidnapping
A Sydney criminal lawyer facing kidnapping charges had his practising certificate immediately suspended.
03 October 2025
By Naomi Neilson
Struck-off parents, private investigator: Further details about Sydney solicitor’s dodgy creditor scheme emerge
A recommendation has been made to remove the name of a disgraced legal practitioner due to her conduct in a misleading...
02 October 2025
By Naomi Neilson
Alleged impostor lawyer stuck with legal ban
A Queensland woman has failed to shake off an interim injunction that has prevented her from acting as an alleged sham...
30 September 2025
By Naomi Neilson
Director, solicitor hits back at order to retain lawyer
A law firm director fought back against an order that he retain a lawyer to act on his practice’s behalf, telling a...
26 September 2025
By Naomi Neilson
Should students face sanctions for AI use (like lawyers are)?
Earlier this month, a Victorian lawyer made history by becoming the first Australian practitioner to face professional...
24 September 2025
By Jerome Doraisamy
WA lawyers under fire for ‘unnecessary’ extension application
A Western Australian judge was critical of several lawyers for bringing an application that “should never have been...
24 September 2025
By Naomi Neilson
Strike-off for lawyer who misappropriated $6m meant for charities, hospital
A Sydney lawyer who used part of the $6 million he misappropriated from two clients’ estates to purchase a...
23 September 2025
By Naomi Neilson