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Big Law 28 April 2025 ByNaomi NeilsonCommonwealth lawyers dodge misconduct findings

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

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Big Law 24 April 2025 ByNaomi NeilsonReprimands, 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...

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SME Law 17 April 2025 ByNaomi NeilsonAdjournments plague professional negligence hearing

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

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SME Law 11 April 2025 ByNaomi NeilsonPractising 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 found...

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SME Law 09 April 2025 ByNaomi NeilsonLawyer 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...

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Corporate Counsel 09 April 2025 ByNaomi NeilsonMining employee says court should not have tossed lawyer...

A former mining employee has applied for leave to appeal after she was unsuccessful in convincing a court she had been...

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Big Law 07 April 2025 ByNaomi NeilsonSolicitor, counsel accused of ‘mischievous behaviour’

A solicitor and counsel caught up in almost two decades of litigation have been accused of a number of sensational...

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SME Law 04 April 2025 ByNaomi NeilsonLaw grad accused of using relationship with cop to secure client

A graduate lawyer’s admission into the profession was stalled when she was accused of having a relationship with a...

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Big Law 04 April 2025 ByNaomi Neilson‘Seriously illogical’: Sofronoff fights back against corruption...

Former judge Walter Sofronoff KC has claimed jurisdictional error and a lack of evidence affected a finding he engaged...

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Big Law 03 April 2025 ByNaomi NeilsonCounsel immune from negligence suit over evidence error

Advocate’s immunity protected a counsel from allegations her conduct during a sexual offences trial jeopardised her...

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