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

‘No justification’ for strip searches at music festivals, class action lawyers say

The NSW Police Force planned to conduct strip searches but never turned their mind to whether the examinations fell...

14 May 2025

By Naomi Neilson

Partner loses $3m lawsuit over arrest for sexual assault

A Sydney partner accused of the sexual assault of a junior legal secretary after an office-wide social event has lost a...

13 May 2025

By Naomi Neilson

Lead plaintiff asks for $110k for strip search that was ‘akin to sexual assault’

Lawyers for the NSW strip-search class action told a court the lead plaintiff was entitled to more than $100,000 in...

06 May 2025

By Naomi Neilson

Solicitor 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...

28 April 2025

By Naomi Neilson

Adjournments plague professional negligence hearing

In the lead-up to another hearing in proceedings that have been inundated with recusal requests, adjournment...

17 April 2025

By Naomi Neilson

Squatter’s right claim falls apart for former lawyer

A lawyer turned real estate agent was booted out of a supposedly abandoned Sydney property when her squatter’s rights...

02 April 2025

By Naomi Neilson

$160k awarded for defamation over sickening paedophilia accusations

A child recovery agent who once vowed he would not pay “one cent” to a family dispute resolution practitioner he...

28 March 2025

By Naomi Neilson

More court stoushes in store for boutique firm and vengeful training lawyer

In what appears to be a seemingly endless legal battle, a Parramatta boutique law firm has been dragged through yet...

26 March 2025

By Naomi Neilson

‘Sketchy affidavit’ cause for referring solicitor to Law Society

The Law Society will review whether an NSW solicitor should be disciplined for asking his daughter to prepare an...

24 March 2025

By Naomi Neilson

Client makes ‘extremely serious’ claim solicitor spoke to juror

As part of his attempts to avoid paying a law firm almost $30,000 in legal fees, a former client made an “extremely...

19 March 2025

By Naomi Neilson

Firm founder called out for ‘disrespectful’ language amid fight with former director

A law firm’s long and tortured history of litigation against its former director and shareholder ended with...

13 March 2025

By Naomi Neilson

Prison threat for solicitor who must remove own name from roll

A lawyer found guilty of criminal contempt was given a one-year suspended sentence on the condition he “promptly...

18 February 2025

By Naomi Neilson

‘Despicable and totally unacceptable’: Bell CJ slams rise in anti-Semitism

With anti-Semitic activity on the rise across the country, the NSW Supreme Court’s Chief Justice has stressed that...

07 February 2025

By Grace Robbie

Struck-off lawyer misappropriated $4m but keeps secret identity

A principal lawyer will hold onto his anonymity despite being struck off for misappropriating $4.5 million and flouting...

05 February 2025

By Naomi Neilson

Court tosses finding HWL Ebsworth ‘invalidly’ expelled partner

An appeal court has reversed a finding that HWL Ebsworth breached its partnership deed when it expelled a capital...

31 January 2025

By Naomi Neilson

‘I took it all’: Solicitor struck off over $483k theft from trust account

On top of a four-year term of imprisonment, an NSW lawyer has been struck off for stealing more than $480,000 from his...

07 January 2025

By Naomi Neilson

‘Not a substitute’: Chief Justice responds to criticisms of GenAI ban

The NSW Supreme Court outlawed certain uses of generative artificial intelligence in courtrooms to prevent inaccuracies...

04 December 2024

By Naomi Neilson

Barrister’s contempt of court finding challenged by client

An NSW barrister banned from engaging in legal practice was challenged by a former client over listings on directory...

03 December 2024

By Naomi Neilson

Jailed lawyer struck off roll for gambling client’s money

A principal lawyer jailed for his “weekly gambling trips” with more than $1.7 million in client funds has been...

25 November 2024

By Naomi Neilson