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Fake solicitor, firm defrauds clients out of $450k

For about four years, an NSW man pretended to be a solicitor so he could defraud his clients out of more than...

30 May 2025

By Naomi Neilson

Fake lawyer prosecuted for giving unqualified legal services

Another unlicensed operator has been prosecuted for using Airtasker to provide “legal advice and other legal...

22 January 2025

By Grace Robbie

Fake barrister skimmed $30k off client’s settlement

A fake barrister condemned for his “web of lies and deceit” walked away with $30,000 of one client’s money and...

27 August 2024

By Naomi Neilson

PTSD, emojis and a fake lawyer: What’s hot in law this week (10–14 July)

From a former pilot pretending to be a lawyer to the “thumbs-up” emoji being sufficient for a binding contract, the...

15 July 2023

By Lawyers Weekly

Fake lawyer cops suspended jail sentence

A Victorian man masquerading as a lawyer has been threatened with jail time after giving legal advice to an accused...

20 October 2022

By Lauren Croft