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Police investigations, insurance fraud, and a ‘sketchy’ affidavit: What’s hot in law this week (24–28 March)
While Jim Chalmers unveiled a pre-election budget that didn’t offer much for small law firms, Australian courts heard...
29 March 2025
By Jerome Doraisamy
‘Disrespectful’ language, ‘offensive’ conduct, and BigLaw firms targeted: What’s hot in law this week (17–21 March)
This week, the Trump administration continued its revenge tour against BigLaw practices, and the Law Council pushed...
22 March 2025
By Jerome Doraisamy
An alleged ransomware attack and a private equity investment: What’s hot in law this week (10-14 March)
This week, a prominent Sydney law firm revealed it had been targeted for a serious cyber incident, and an international...
15 March 2025
By Jerome Doraisamy
Unionised lawyers strike and a BigLaw practice acquired: What’s hot in law this week (1-7 March)
At one of Australia’s biggest firms, unionised lawyers and staff undertook a strike over pay and entitlements, and an...
08 March 2025
By Jerome Doraisamy
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1Lawyer fired over chucking sickie for AFL Gather Round weekend A Melbourne lawyer and former Greens local government candidate was terminated after his employers discovered he had faked an illness to attend the AFL Gather Round in...
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2Practising certificate cancelled for solicitor over off-limits work A solicitor with decades of experience under his belt was shut out of the legal profession for a year after he was found to have stepped outside the bounds of his...
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3Law grad accused of using relationship with cop to secure client A graduate lawyer’s admission into the profession was stalled when she was accused of having a relationship with a police officer so she could allegedly feed information...
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4Solicitor, counsel accused of ‘mischievous behaviour’ A solicitor and counsel caught up in almost two decades of litigation have been accused of a number of sensational allegations, including attempting to mislead a court...
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5Solicitor dumped from roll for Bandidos-related crimes A former Legal Aid solicitor convicted of several offences in connection with her Bandidos boyfriend has been struck off the roll.
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