disciplinary
Expelled barrister accused of launching ‘collateral attack’ on firm
In what appeared to be “an element of abuse”, an ousted barrister who was restricted from representing a tenant...
22 December 2025
By Naomi Neilson
Jail time for solicitor over ‘calculated and prolonged’ thefts from vulnerable widow
The Victorian Supreme Court has sentenced a solicitor to over four years behind bars for stealing more than $480,000...
17 December 2025
By Naomi Neilson
Lawyer’s conduct in $10m iPhone will case largely ignored on appeal
In the initial decision of Colin Peek’s “informal will”, the NSW Supreme Court found his lawyer had a clear...
17 December 2025
By Matthew Burgess
Top 10 legal disciplinary stories in 2025
Disciplinary actions brought against lawyers were among Lawyers Weekly’s most-read articles of the year. Here, we...
15 December 2025
By Lawyers Weekly
Reprimand for solicitor over attempts to ‘embarrass, frustrate’
A Sydney solicitor was reprimanded and fined for sending a letter designed to “embarrass or frustrate” the...
10 December 2025
By Naomi Neilson
Solicitor in alleged relationship with inmate immediately suspended from practice
A solicitor charged with having an alleged sexual relationship with an inmate had her practising certificate...
09 December 2025
By Naomi Neilson
Public Trustee lawyer admits to professional misconduct
A Public Trustee lawyer has agreed to never again practise after he engaged in eight counts of professional misconduct,...
08 December 2025
By Naomi Neilson
Solicitor, 2 counsel referred to regulator for AI use
A South Australian solicitor and two Victoria-based counsel have been referred to their respective legal regulators for...
04 December 2025
By Naomi Neilson
Strike off for solicitor who washed blackmail money in trust account
A solicitor jailed for 12 years over his part in a blackmail scheme involving the Plutus Payroll conspirators has been...
02 December 2025
By Naomi Neilson
Former lawyer guilty of practising without certificate loses bid to reverse convictions
A former Queensland lawyer has failed to scrap his convictions for assisting a woman with her complaint against one of...
01 December 2025
By Naomi Neilson
Reprimand for principal lawyer for using AI in estate litigation
The principal of a Victorian boutique firm was reprimanded for breaching the Supreme Court’s guidance on the use of...
27 November 2025
By Naomi Neilson
Man wins bid to become lay associate despite intimate image conviction
A tribunal has allowed a man to work as a lay associate despite his conviction for threatening to “expose” a...
20 November 2025
By Naomi Neilson
Shine Lawyers open to 'potential cause of action' by former client
Shine Lawyers, one of Australia’s biggest compensation and personal injury firms, may be open to negligence action...
19 November 2025
By Naomi Neilson
Conduct of solicitors in Supreme Court ‘unfortunate’, judge says
The solicitors behind a complex dispute involving three different law firms were criticised for their conduct before a...
13 November 2025
By Naomi Neilson
NSW lawyer claims to be stuck with useless practising certificate
A tribunal will not interfere with the NSW Law Society’s decision to impose a restrictive condition on a lawyer’s...
12 November 2025
By Naomi Neilson
Disciplinary action for potty-mouthed lawyer futile, tribunal finds
There was no longer a point to pursuing disciplinary proceedings against a lawyer who had already been struck off the...
12 November 2025
By Naomi Neilson
Caution sticks to lawyer for misleading letter to costs assessor
A lawyer who was cautioned over an attempt to have a costs assessment stayed has failed to have the disciplinary action...
10 November 2025
By Naomi Neilson
Strike-off to come for solicitor who withdrew trust funds from criminal clients
A criminal defence lawyer who withdrew more than $160,000 from her trust account without her clients’ knowledge has...
06 November 2025
By Naomi Neilson
Lawyer with alleged $2m tax debt fights for practising certificate
A lawyer who allegedly owes $2.6 million in tax, plus the $190,000 owed by his law firm, has failed to stay a decision...
05 November 2025
By Naomi Neilson
Solicitors ordered to pay up for short-changing shareholder in shady dealings
Two solicitors behind a wound-up civil law firm were ordered to compensate a shareholder whose stake was dramatically...
04 November 2025
By Naomi Neilson