NSW supreme court
Boutique firms clash over client file transfer
A dispute between two Sydney firms over client files spilled over into the Supreme Court and carried on for longer than...
02 March 2026
By Naomi Neilson
Negligence proceedings against controversial lawyer to continue after death
An alleged victim of professional negligence had to change course in her proceedings against a law firm and a principal...
27 February 2026
By Naomi Neilson
Court protects lawyers, firms assisting hacked companies
Orders have been made to protect individual lawyers, firms, and expert witnesses who would otherwise be at risk of...
24 February 2026
By Naomi Neilson
Principal solicitor’s pooch at centre of legal fight with ex-EA
A boutique Sydney firm has sued a former executive assistant for an alleged failure to properly care for the principal...
20 February 2026
By Naomi Neilson
HSF Kramer wins bid in $320k costs fight with betting company
Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer came out on top in its fight with a former client over unpaid legal fees, which at one...
19 February 2026
By Naomi Neilson
Former Supreme Court Justice joins Carroll & O’Dea
A former justice of the NSW Supreme Court and president of the NSW Industrial Relations Commission has joined Carroll...
05 February 2026
By Naomi Neilson
Strike off recommended for lawyer who ‘opted out’ of professional responsibilities
For ignoring notices related to complaints made by four separate clients, a Queensland lawyer was hit with a...
02 February 2026
By Naomi Neilson
Expelled barrister accused of launching ‘collateral attack’ on firm
In what appeared to be “an element of abuse”, an ousted barrister who was restricted from representing a tenant...
22 December 2025
By Naomi Neilson
Lawyer accused of extracting firm data fails to bolster defence
A lawyer who allegedly extracted confidential information from his former workplace and set out to establish a rival...
05 December 2025
By Naomi Neilson
Strike off for solicitor who washed blackmail money in trust account
A solicitor jailed for 12 years over his part in a blackmail scheme involving the Plutus Payroll conspirators has been...
02 December 2025
By Naomi Neilson
2 distinguished barristers appointed to NSW Supreme Court bench
Attorney-General Michael Daley has congratulated two highly experienced barristers on their appointments to the Supreme...
21 November 2025
By Naomi Neilson
Conduct of solicitors in Supreme Court ‘unfortunate’, judge says
The solicitors behind a complex dispute involving three different law firms were criticised for their conduct before a...
13 November 2025
By Naomi Neilson
WestConnex class action funder’s claims dismissed as abuse of process
The former solicitor behind a litigation funder has lost his bid to revive costly claims against the plaintiffs of a...
11 November 2025
By Naomi Neilson
Strike-off for lawyer who faked court orders, stole from client
A disgraced lawyer was struck off for a number of jaw-dropping offences, including stealing tens of thousands of...
28 October 2025
By Naomi Neilson
Court critical of costs in director’s fight with firm over ATO debt
Following a win against his former firm over $255,000 in tax debts, an NSW lawyer asked the court for a costs order of...
23 September 2025
By Naomi Neilson
Lawyer avoids personal costs order for ‘serious neglect’
A lawyer’s failure to file a notice of ceasing to act was found to amount to “serious neglect, incompetence or...
22 September 2025
By Naomi Neilson
Malicious prosecution payout considers victim’s fitness to practise law
A man who spent 22 days behind bars on the back of a police officer’s false statement said he deserved greater...
18 September 2025
By Naomi Neilson
Court refers NSW solicitor to disciplinary body
Rather than deterring the Court of Appeal from making a referral to the NSW Legal Services Commissioner, a...
12 September 2025
By Naomi Neilson
Chief Justice not ready to scrap restrictive GenAI rule
In the seven months since the NSW Supreme Court’s generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) practice note came into...
12 September 2025
By Naomi Neilson
Law firm restrains former employee’s new lawyers
A boutique practice convinced a court to restrain the solicitors who were acting for one of its former employees on a...
02 September 2025
By Naomi Neilson