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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, an 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
Firm founder faces referral to disciplinary board
A law firm founder and solicitor, who pressed ahead with a “baseless” recusal case against an NSW judge, was...
17 July 2025
By Naomi Neilson
Erudite Legal highlights difficulty in dealing with self-represented litigants, judge says
The controversial legal battle between the Victorian Legal Services Board and the people behind Erudite Legal made its...
16 July 2025
By Naomi Neilson
Strike-off to follow solicitor’s $290k superannuation failure
A recommendation was made to strike off the name of a Queensland solicitor who failed to pay almost $300,000 in...
10 July 2025
By Naomi Neilson
Strike-off recommended for solicitor convicted of distributing child sexual abuse material
A Queensland solicitor tried to keep his name on the roll after he was convicted of the distribution and possession of...
09 July 2025
By Naomi Neilson
Solicitor to be struck off over child sexual abuse
A recommendation was made to strike off the name of a solicitor who was convicted of the sexual abuse of a child.
08 July 2025
By Naomi Neilson
Melbourne firm busted using AI-fabricated citations
A Melbourne law firm was caught using citations in court documents that were fabricated by generative artificial...
07 July 2025
By Naomi Neilson
Barrister’s admin error serves as warning to others, court says
Disciplinary action taken against a family law barrister who failed to properly renew her practising certificate should...
03 July 2025
By Naomi Neilson
Reprimand for solicitor behind ‘dummy law firm’
An in-house solicitor was disciplined for sending a series of emails that breached a condition of his practising...
02 July 2025
By Naomi Neilson
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 event.
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