Practising 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...

11 April 2025

By Naomi Neilson

Solicitor hit with fresh charges of ‘offensive’ conduct

Further allegations of offensive and abusive conduct have been levelled against a solicitor who will soon face...

13 March 2025

By Naomi Neilson

Principal lawyer reprimanded for $300k loan to client

A Sydney principal lawyer was reprimanded for loaning $300,000 to a client in an agreement that saw him pocket an...

06 February 2025

By Naomi Neilson

1-year penalty for barrister who sexually harassed young lawyers

Although recent concerning behaviour showed he has a “considerable way to go”, a high-profile barrister who...

20 January 2025

By Naomi Neilson

Legal centre demands Legal Aid hand over confidential documents

Frustrated with Legal Aid NSW for an unsuccessful program involving community legal centres, the Marrickville Legal...

17 December 2024

By Naomi Neilson

NSW solicitor fails to escape reprimand, unsatisfactory professional conduct finding

While a tribunal accepted the mistake that led to a solicitor’s reprimand was not “egregious”, his behaviour...

31 October 2024

By Naomi Neilson

Threatening Facebook message about bigamy lands lawyer in hot water

Years on from an unsatisfactory professional conduct finding, an NSW solicitor was unable to shake a reprimand for...

21 October 2024

By Naomi Neilson

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

Practitioners’ guide on ‘difficult applicants’ kept secret

The NSW justice department remained mostly tight-lipped on a presentation that taught practitioners how to “deal with...

22 August 2024

By Naomi Neilson

Regional lawyer convicted of perverting course of justice will return to practice

A regional criminal lawyer convicted of perverting the course of justice by advising his client to steer clear of...

15 August 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

‘F--k off’: Lawyer facing strike-off stuns tribunal

Pictures of middle fingers, all-capped profanity, and bizarre threats to take things to the “nth degree” were all...

13 August 2024

By Naomi Neilson

NCAT names new deputy president

A lawyer who started as a high school teacher before rising through the ranks of the legal profession has been promoted...

30 July 2024

By Naomi Neilson

Lawyer reprimanded, fined for leaving client files in shambles

An NSW lawyer was reprimanded and banned from working as a principal for five years for a number of offences, including...

29 July 2024

By Naomi Neilson

Pregnant solicitor’s discrimination fight with Legal Aid fails again

A former NSW Legal Aid solicitor who alleged she was discriminated against because of her pregnancy has lost an...

03 June 2024

By Naomi Neilson

Solicitor’s reprimand challenge backfires with tougher penalty for acting in conflict

The founder of an NSW boutique firm was hit with a harsher penalty after appealing the reprimand she received for...

31 May 2024

By Naomi Neilson

Waterstreet says victims’ names should not be kept hidden

Charles Waterstreet, a barrister who was recently found to have sexually harassed three legal practitioners, asked a...

23 April 2024

By Naomi Neilson

NSW lawyer fails to dodge GoFundMe disciplinary case

An NSW solicitor who has already landed in hot water for controversial social media posts has again failed to have an...

18 April 2024

By Naomi Neilson

Man with child abuse convictions allowed to work in law firm

An NSW man convicted of child sexual offences will be allowed to complete practical legal

23 January 2024

By Naomi Neilson

‘Pathetic human’: NSW solicitor insults opposing lawyer

A solicitor sent a number of unusual threats and comments to an opposing practitioner, including calling him a...

10 January 2024

By Naomi Neilson