Solicitor penalised for sending threatening letter to minor

A regional solicitor was reprimanded and fined for sending a threatening letter to a minor to commence...

19 May 2025

By Naomi Neilson

Disciplined lawyers will team up against legal board, court told

During oral submissions into an alleged duty judge conspiracy, the man behind the controversial Erudite Legal firm...

16 May 2025

By Naomi Neilson

‘Badly mistaken’: Sanction to follow lawyer’s undertaking breach

Although a solicitor’s breach of an undertaking was chalked up to a misunderstanding, a tribunal has made determined...

15 May 2025

By Naomi Neilson

Suspension of practising certificate ‘unreasonable’, court finds

A solicitor facing a charge of perverting the course of justice has convinced a court to quash the suspension of her...

14 May 2025

By Naomi Neilson

Lawyer reprimanded for telling mourning widow his wife was negligent

A reprimand was handed to a solicitor who made an unfounded allegation to a widower that his late wife, also a lawyer,...

12 May 2025

By Naomi Neilson

AF Legal settles claim involving senior lawyer

AF Legal has settled claims involving a senior lawyer and has confirmed its support of another practitioner who is...

09 May 2025

By Naomi Neilson

Strike-off recommended for lawyer who sent false emails to himself

A sole practitioner will be removed from the roll for sending false emails to himself that purported to be sent by...

08 May 2025

By Naomi Neilson

Sex addiction behind $10k theft from client, lawyer claims

A Queensland solicitor who claimed a $10,000 theft from a law firm was partly due to his sex addiction has avoided a...

07 May 2025

By Naomi Neilson

Client let off the hook for indemnity costs despite ‘serious’ misconduct accusations

A client who levelled serious and unfounded accusations against his former lawyers was hit with a costs order, but a...

07 May 2025

By Naomi Neilson

Criminal lawyer accused of financial breaches receives penalty privilege

A criminal lawyer accused of breaching anti-money laundering legislation across dozens of cash transactions has...

06 May 2025

By Naomi Neilson

Self-reporting solicitor reprimanded for affidavit bungle

A Victorian solicitor who self-reported an affidavit mishap to the legal disciplinary board has been...

02 May 2025

By Naomi Neilson

Penalty to come for solicitor who misled Legal Aid

The West Australian branch of Legal Aid alleged it was at a detriment after a solicitor overcharged and lied in...

30 April 2025

By Naomi Neilson

Victorian barristers reprimanded for homophobic letter

Two veteran barristers were reprimanded and will donate $5,000 each to charity for writing and posting a homophobic...

29 April 2025

By Naomi Neilson

Federal Court says decade-old complaint closed

An investigation into a complaint made about a former Federal Court judge has closed with no adverse findings...

29 April 2025

By Naomi Neilson

Solicitor dumped from roll for Bandidos-related crimes

A former Legal Aid solicitor convicted of several offences in connection with her Bandidos boyfriend has been struck...

28 April 2025

By Naomi Neilson

Commonwealth lawyers dodge misconduct findings

A graduate pursuing a claim that postgraduate research students should be considered university employees has had...

28 April 2025

By Naomi Neilson

Reprimands, suspensions for 6 NSW lawyers

Since the start of March, the Council of the Law Society and the Bar Association has handed out four reprimands and two...

24 April 2025

By Naomi Neilson

Adjournments plague professional negligence hearing

In the lead-up to another hearing in proceedings that have been inundated with recusal requests, adjournment...

17 April 2025

By Naomi Neilson

Practising certificate cancelled for solicitor over off-limits work

A solicitor with decades of experience under his belt was shut out of the legal profession for a year after he was...

11 April 2025

By Naomi Neilson

Lawyer fired over chucking sickie for AFL Gather Round weekend

A Melbourne lawyer and former Greens local government candidate was terminated after his employers discovered he had...

09 April 2025

By Naomi Neilson