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Law firm restrains former employee’s new lawyers
A boutique practice convinced a court to restrain the solicitors who were acting for one of its former employees on a...
02 September 2025
By Naomi Neilson
Qld lawyer may be struck-off for visa blows
A Queensland tribunal recommended the name of a solicitor be removed from the roll for his failures to deliver...
01 September 2025
By Naomi Neilson
Penalty to come for Victorian solicitor guilty of professional misconduct
A Victorian sole practitioner is to be penalised for misconduct ranging from trust money breaches and fabrication of...
29 August 2025
By Naomi Neilson
Perth solicitor to face strike-off for ‘gross neglect’
The Supreme Court will decide whether to strike off a practitioner who strung his client along for two years with lies...
28 August 2025
By Naomi Neilson
‘Rude’ emails have no place in family law, tribunal says
In defending himself against an allegation he sent an inappropriate and rude email to an opposing solicitor, a...
27 August 2025
By Naomi Neilson
Child sex offender allowed to work in firms, for barristers
An NSW law graduate convicted of online sexual offences against 10 children has been given approval to work with...
26 August 2025
By Naomi Neilson
Disciplined solicitor says misconduct was ‘commendable’
A Queensland solicitor punished for representing a man just moments before she appeared as the defendant in her own...
25 August 2025
By Naomi Neilson
Claims of ‘improper’ conduct by BigLaw firm dismissed
The Federal Court has dismissed a claim that BigLaw firm MinterEllison improperly contacted a woman linked to a sexual...
22 August 2025
By Naomi Neilson
‘Legal principles are not slogans’: AI fumble leads to disciplinary referral for WA lawyer
A federal court judge came down hard on a West Australian lawyer for not “fully comprehending” what was required of...
21 August 2025
By Naomi Neilson
Reprimand for NSW solicitor who borrowed funds from client
A reprimand and $10,000 fine have been handed to a Baulkham Hills solicitor who borrowed funds from a client.
20 August 2025
By Naomi Neilson
Barrister will face strike-off for preparation blunders
A recommendation has been made to remove a barrister whose conduct during a District Court matter was so egregious that...
15 August 2025
By Naomi Neilson
3 lawyers avoid complaint referral amid jurisdictional debate
If not for a jurisdictional issue, a man would have continued to press his serious allegations of professional...
14 August 2025
By Naomi Neilson
‘Series of unfortunate events’: Convictions scrapped for man accused of engaging in legal practice
A man accused of undertaking legal work despite not being a practitioner has had convictions set aside because the...
13 August 2025
By Naomi Neilson
Judge laments HWL Ebsworth’s lengthy fight with client
Clearly fed up with the lengthy proceedings, a Supreme Court judge has said there appeared to be no end in sight to the...
08 August 2025
By Naomi Neilson
Ex-barrister cleared of contempt conviction still shut out from practice
Despite evidence he was cleared of a criminal contempt conviction, the Queensland Supreme Court confirmed a barrister...
06 August 2025
By Naomi Neilson
‘Stick it up your a--e’: Foul-mouthed lawyer recommended for strike-off
Controversial solicitor Nathan Andrew Buckley of “wet dildo” infamy could have his name struck off for a number of...
31 July 2025
By Naomi Neilson
Erudite Legal’s bid to postpone bankruptcy hearing falls apart
Two directors and an ousted lawyer behind the controversial firm Erudite Legal made one last attempt to put off a final...
28 July 2025
By Naomi Neilson
Strike-off follows lawyer’s drunken court appearance
The smell of liquor followed a “grossly intoxicated” solicitor into the Magistrates Court, where he was observed...
25 July 2025
By Naomi Neilson
‘Wankers, clowns’: Solicitor’s last meltdown before strike-off
To cap off disciplinary action for his “grossly discourteous” language, a NSW lawyer shot off a few more barbs...
24 July 2025
By Naomi Neilson
Barrister fails to keep defamation damages out of solicitor’s hands
A barrister who sued Nine for falsely suggesting she was a dog thief failed to overturn an order for the damages to be...
21 July 2025
By Naomi Neilson