NSW man claims counsel ‘bribed’ him with golf membership

A disgruntled man with a decades-long vendetta against members of the legal profession has accused his former barrister...

25 October 2024

By Naomi Neilson

Why a court upheld Berejiklian’s corruption findings

Former NSW premier Gladys Berejiklian failed to overturn findings she engaged in “serious corrupt conduct” because...

26 July 2024

By Naomi Neilson

Silk resigns as ICAC commissioner over ‘damage’ to scheme

The commissioner of the South Australian Independent Commission Against Corruption resigned over frustrations that her...

10 July 2024

By Naomi Neilson

ICAC took ‘dangerous’ view of Berejiklian’s ‘attachment’ to MP, court told

The “attachment” former NSW premier Gladys Berejiklian had with MP Daryl Maguire should not have been the...

27 February 2024

By Naomi Neilson

New ICAC and LECC inspectors appointed

The NSW Attorney-General has appointed two new inspectors for the ICAC and LECC, in a move to bolster both...

23 June 2022

By Lauren Croft

Australia has slipped down the international ranks, says ICAC forum

A forum on the NSW Independent Commission Against Corruption was held last Friday (3 June) at the NSW State Parliament,...

06 June 2022

By Simon Levett

Do lawyers trust politicians to follow through on campaign pledges?

An informal survey of Lawyers Weekly’s audience indicates that legal professionals across the country are sceptical...

20 May 2022

By Shandel McAuliffe

‘Entirely inappropriate’: Legal orgs continue to hit back at PM

Governments in Australia wouldn’t get far having “no truck” with lawyers, say legal member...

12 May 2022

By Jerome Doraisamy

Bar president hits back at PM’s comments

After doubling down on his criticism of the NSW ICAC model and saying he’d “never had much truck” with...

11 May 2022

By Jerome Doraisamy