NSW supreme court
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
‘Hard rule’: AI cannot ethically exist without qualified lawyers
There is a non-exhaustive and growing list of cases in both Australia and beyond where AI-generated material has been...
14 August 2025
By Naomi Neilson
Insurance company tries to escape Law Society costs after professional indemnity loss
ABC Insurance, the company that tried and failed to push professional indemnity insurance past the Law Society of NSW,...
12 August 2025
By Naomi Neilson
Judge laments HWL Ebsworth’s lengthy fight with client
Clearly fed up with the lengthy proceedings, a Supreme Court judge has said there appeared to be no end in sight to the...
08 August 2025
By Naomi Neilson
Director sues law group for $255k in tax debts
A law group and its director were sued by a former colleague who was hit with penalty notices worth over $255,000 for...
18 July 2025
By Naomi Neilson
Court grants EY access to details on partners’ exit to rival firm
In a judgment that referenced Goldilocks and Oliver Twist, Ernst & Young secured the right to access a substantial...
14 July 2025
By Grace Robbie
Firm to pay $427k to former client for negligence, breach of duty
While many of its former client’s allegations were shut down, a western Sydney firm was still ordered to hand over...
02 June 2025
By Naomi Neilson
Fake solicitor, firm defrauds clients out of $450k
For about four years, an NSW man pretended to be a solicitor so he could defraud his clients out of more than...
30 May 2025
By Naomi Neilson
Legal team seeks damages for termination of ‘high-volume’ retainer
Having lost about $125,000 worth of work per month, the legal arm of a debt collection company fought against a...
29 May 2025
By Naomi Neilson
Negligence case against Bankstown firm tossed out
A lawsuit against a Bankstown law firm was tossed out for failing to plead in “clear terms” what it was alleged to...
28 May 2025
By Naomi Neilson
Court fed up with ‘manipulative’ conduct, YouTube skits
A boutique firm has finally been freed from purposefully drawn-out proceedings brought by a former client who was found...
20 May 2025
By Naomi Neilson