disciplinary

Billing excuses fall flat for disciplined Tasmanian lawyer
A Hobart lawyer’s excuses for charging his clients absent a costs agreement demonstrated a lack of understanding of...
15 September 2026
By Naomi Neilson
Barrister disbarred after mocking former employee’s mental health
A veteran barrister who harassed a former colleague in a group chat by mocking her confidential mental health issues...
15 September 2026
By Naomi Neilson
High Court rejects bid to revive damages claim against negligent lawyers
The High Court refused to revisit a failed damages claim arising from negligent legal advice on a pre-marriage...
14 September 2026
By Naomi Neilson
Fresh court orders target assets linked to NSW lawyer
Further orders have been made to preserve assets linked to an NSW accountant and former solicitor following ASIC’s...
11 September 2026
By Naomi Neilson
WA court refuses to be battleground for 17-year-old grudge
To avoid wasting the Supreme Court’s scarce time and resources, a judge tossed an application filed against a firm...
09 September 2026
By Naomi Neilson
Counsel accuses regulator of sex discrimination
A barrister, the subject of multiple complaints and disciplinary investigations, has accused the Legal Services...
04 September 2026
By Naomi Neilson
Veteran criminal barrister penalised for briefing failure
A former president of the WA Criminal Lawyers’ Association has been reprimanded and fined $20,000 for his failure to...
03 September 2026
By Naomi Neilson
Global law firm junior struck off over stolen bike insurance claim
A junior lawyer’s attempt to secure an insurance payout for a stolen bike has cost him his legal career after he...
03 September 2026
By Grace Robbie
‘Been w--king bout you’: Solicitor struck off over sexual messages
A solicitor who bombarded a female barrister with sexual messages has been struck off after repeatedly ignoring her...
27 August 2026
By Grace Robbie
Registered sex offender struck from roll
A Victorian lawyer convicted of sexually assaulting a minor after inviting her 17-year-old friends to join him at a bar...
26 August 2026
By Naomi Neilson
Chief Justice strikes off lawyer over ‘treacherous’ conduct
A tribunal has strongly condemned the conduct of a Western Australian lawyer, including threats to have a former client...
26 August 2026
By Naomi Neilson
Strike-off recommended for lawyer with laundry list of past misconduct
To protect the public and uphold the reputation of the profession, a tribunal has recommended that a Queensland family...
20 August 2026
By Naomi Neilson
Lawyers caught in AUSTRAC loans investigation
Lawyers were among the professionals targeted as part of AUSTRAC’s investigation into coordinated mortgage fraud that...
20 August 2026
By Naomi Neilson
Junior lawyer struck off after telling colleague to hide client file
Less than a year after being admitted as a solicitor, a junior lawyer has been struck off after deliberately asking a...
17 August 2026
By Grace Robbie
Cheeky Nando’s spying solicitor sentenced
A Manchester man has been sentenced for impersonating a Cheshire Police officer to obtain CCTV footage of a woman he...
13 August 2026
By Matthew Taylor
AML-CTF firm accused of having unlawful business model
A newly established law firm has failed to silence a principal solicitor who publicly alleged its business model was...
12 August 2026
By Naomi Neilson
‘Too hard basket’: $10k fine for lawyer who ignored Legal Services Commissioner
Citing mental and physical health struggles, a Queensland lawyer ignored repeated notices from the Legal Services...
11 August 2026
By Naomi Neilson
Reprimand for principal who employed disqualified lawyer
A Queensland solicitor publicly reprimanded for employing a disqualified person has been criticised for her...
07 August 2026
By Naomi Neilson
Fraud and racism claims made by struck-off solicitor
Rolled up in his attempt to dodge a bankruptcy order, a solicitor disciplined for professional misconduct tried to have...
06 August 2026
By Naomi Neilson
Paralegal barred from legal practice after forging client signatures
On the cusp of becoming a solicitor, a paralegal has been barred from legal practice after forging client signatures,...
06 August 2026
By Grace Robbie