Barrister struck from roll over claims ‘of most serious kind’ against solicitor

A barrister who once accused a tribunal member of “staring at him” and tried to have an entire bench recused has...

20 December 2024

By Naomi Neilson

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

Barristers must be exempt from AML/CTF regime, bar associations argue

Bar associations have “critical concerns” about the inclusion of barristers in the proposed expanded regime for...

21 October 2024

By Jerome Doraisamy

19 reports made with NSW Bar’s bullying, sexual harassment service

In 12 months, just under 20 members of the NSW Bar made a report using an online tool for those who have experienced or...

16 October 2024

By Naomi Neilson

Anxiety, vicarious trauma behind ‘busy year’ for barrister’s mental health service

The mental health service providing support to NSW barristers reportedly had a “busy” year, with many of the...

15 October 2024

By Naomi Neilson

Number of complaints against NSW barristers soars by 43%

In the last 12 months, the Office of the Legal Services Commission referred over 100 complaints against barristers to...

10 October 2024

By Naomi Neilson

26 NSW barristers appointed senior counsel

The NSW Bar Association appointed 26 barristers as senior

04 October 2024

By Naomi Neilson

Barrister to be punished for ‘elaborate scheme’ involving client’s mother

A barrister found guilty of professional misconduct and unsatisfactory professional conduct crafted an “elaborate...

14 August 2024

By Naomi Neilson

WATCH: A-G, Law Society warmly welcomes Industrial Court president

The new president to head up the latest chapter of the NSW Industrial Court was praised during his welcome ceremony for...

10 July 2024

By Naomi Neilson

Barrister to be struck from roll for engaging in legal practice

A barrister’s name will be removed from the roll of practitioners for ignoring several orders not to engage in legal...

23 April 2024

By Naomi Neilson

‘Counterintuitive’ NSW bail laws continue to receive widespread criticism

Barristers, bar associations, and other legal bodies have continued their criticism of the new NSW bail laws, which...

25 March 2024

By Lauren Croft

Lawyer asks entire bench to recuse itself from disciplinary hearing

A lawyer tried to have an entire Court of Appeal bench recused from hearing an application to have his name struck...

29 February 2024

By Naomi Neilson

‘Giant of the Australian Bar’ mourned

Tributes are flowing for “consummate barrister” David Jackson AM KC, who was — the NSW Chief Justice opined — a...

16 May 2023

By Jerome Doraisamy

‘Close the gap in our Constitution,’ says NSW Bar

The nation’s oldest independent bar association has expressed support for the wording in the amendments proposed for...

14 April 2023

By Jess Feyder

Legal bodies push for revised regulation for minor drug offences

Peak bodies representing the NSW legal profession have called on both major parties to commit to introducing a...

07 March 2023

By Jess Feyder

‘The legal profession has lost one of its finest’

The NSW legal profession is mourning the loss of renowned media and defamation silk Sandy Dawson SC, who “was born to...

28 November 2022

By Jerome Doraisamy

20 new SCs named in NSW

NSW Bar Association president Gabrielle Bashir SC has revealed the newest silks in the

04 October 2022

By Jerome Doraisamy

Budget announcements welcomed by NSW legal bodies

Following the 2022-23 budget announcements, legal bodies in NSW have welcomed extra funding in the justice system –...

23 June 2022

By Lauren Croft

NSW Bar elects new president

The NSW Bar Association has elected a new president, following the decision of outgoing president Michael McHugh SC to...

16 May 2022

By Jerome Doraisamy

NSW Bar president to step aside

After 18 months as president of the NSW Bar Association, Michael McHugh SC is passing the torch of

09 May 2022

By Jerome Doraisamy