Legal Practice Board of Western Australia

WA lawyer agrees to strike-off order for doubling down on false career claims

A West Australian lawyer’s legal career has ended almost as quickly as it began after he was caught lying about two...

06 July 2026

By Naomi Neilson

Hospitalised lawyer ‘baffled’ by board’s intervention

A West Australian solicitor who was hospitalised for several months was left mystified by the Legal Practice Board’s...

01 July 2026

By Naomi Neilson

Discipline to follow for lawyer who baselessly accused another practitioner of criminality

A disgruntled former practitioner repeatedly made baseless claims of dishonest and criminal conduct against a solicitor...

30 June 2026

By Naomi Neilson

WA Legal Practice Board takes another stab at disciplinary action

Disappointed with the outcome of its disciplinary application, the Legal Practice Board of Western Australia turned to...

22 January 2026

By Naomi Neilson

Major bodies question huge spending by Legal Practice Board

Demands have been made of the Legal Practice Board of Western Australia to explain why it has such huge financial...

08 December 2025

By Naomi Neilson

Legal Practice Board of WA completes post-hack review

The board says services are continuing to come back online, but the risk of further data leakage remains low following...

05 December 2025

By David Hollingworth

Legal Practice Board of WA begins notifying data breach victims

As first reported by Lawyers Weekly’s sister brand, Cyber Daily, the health, identity, and financial data of West...

03 October 2025

By David Hollingworth

Legal Practice Board of WA says no data published following May ransomware attack

The board’s executive director has said data published by hackers “does not relate to the board”.

01 September 2025

By David Hollingworth

‘Legal principles are not slogans’: AI fumble leads to disciplinary referral for WA lawyer

A federal court judge came down hard on a West Australian lawyer for not “fully comprehending” what was required of...

21 August 2025

By Naomi Neilson

WA’s legal watchdog faces historic inquiry amid mounting criticism

The Legal Practice Board of Western Australia’s governance and processes will come under rare parliamentary scrutiny,...

20 August 2025

By Grace Robbie

WA Legal Practice Board confirms ransomware attack

The Legal Practice Board of Western Australia has suffered a ransomware attack, with hackers claiming to have...

28 May 2025

By David Hollingworth

Lawyer hits out at ex-wife with 50-plus complaints to Legal Practice Board

A legal practitioner in the midst of a parenting dispute with his ex-wife, also a lawyer, has been criticised for the...

28 February 2025

By Naomi Neilson

‘Non-practising’ lawyer found to be ‘detriment’ in unfair dismissal case

The involvement of a lawyer in an unfair dismissal matter was found to be a “detriment” to a personal care...

24 January 2025

By Naomi Neilson