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Big Law 22 October 2024 ByNaomi NeilsonACT lawyer’s salacious claims against Law Society on hold

A solicitor whose vendetta against the ACT Law Society has spanned dozens of proceedings and countless “scandalous”...

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Big Law 21 October 2024 ByNaomi NeilsonThreatening Facebook message about bigamy lands lawyer in hot water

Years on from an unsatisfactory professional conduct finding, an NSW solicitor was unable to shake a reprimand for...

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Big Law 18 October 2024 ByNaomi NeilsonVictorian barrister bids to reopen practising certificate fight

Amid a battle over her practising certificate, a Victorian barrister accused a solicitor from a major firm of making a...

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Big Law 17 October 2024 ByNaomi NeilsonWA man says lawyer allegedly bullied, coerced him

A man embroiled in a family law dispute turned to the Fair Work Commission for a stop-bullying order against his ex-wife...

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The Bar 15 October 2024 ByJerome DoraisamyComplaints against Shane Drumgold dropped by ACT Bar

The ACT Bar Association has dismissed 10 grounds of complaint against the territory’s former chief prosecutor, with an...

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Big Law 14 October 2024 ByNaomi NeilsonLawyer cleared of allegations of negligence in Fair Work matter

A West Australian solicitor faced allegations that he settled his client’s Fair Work matter without authority or...

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SME Law 11 October 2024 ByNaomi NeilsonWA solicitor to face strike-off application in Supreme Court

The director of a West Perth firm has been suspended while he waits for the Supreme Court to decide if his name should...

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Big Law 10 October 2024 ByNaomi NeilsonNumber of complaints against NSW barristers soars by 43%

In the last 12 months, the Office of the Legal Services Commission referred over 100 complaints against barristers to...

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Big Law 03 October 2024 ByNaomi NeilsonLegal assistant claims she was unfairly fired from Qld firm

A Queensland law firm was unable to prevent a legal assistant based in the Philippines from pursuing an unfair dismissal...

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Big Law 03 October 2024 ByNaomi NeilsonSmall firm dragged to court by vexatious litigant

A Melbourne family law firm fought against allegations it was negligent by not advising a client against filing...

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