Law grad accused of using relationship with cop to secure client

A graduate lawyer’s admission into the profession was stalled when she was accused of having a relationship with a...

04 April 2025

By Naomi Neilson

‘Hope you die’: Lawyer allegedly threatened former client

In his desperation to recover the hundreds of thousands of dollars he loaned to his former client, an NSW lawyer...

25 March 2025

By Naomi Neilson

‘A work of fiction’: Slater & Gordon to investigate ‘disparaging’ firm-wide email

An extraordinary firm-wide email circulated within Slater & Gordon, purportedly sent by its outgoing chief people...

22 February 2025

By Jerome Doraisamy

Is Jack’s Law achieving its stated aims?

In the year following the law’s implementation, it was reported that Jack’s Law had confiscated over 1,000 weapons...

17 October 2024

By Jerome Doraisamy

Where to draw the line under ‘Mr Big’

The sting operation known as Mr Big may be responsible for high-profile murder convictions, but it is also to blame for...

23 September 2024

By Naomi Neilson

Kentucky judge shot and killed in chambers, sheriff charged with murder

A county sheriff in the US state of Kentucky has been charged with one count of murder following the fatal shooting of...

20 September 2024

By Jerome Doraisamy

Ex-cop with ‘insatiable’ appetite for court on verge of becoming vexatious litigant

A former police officer kicked out after assault convictions may be declared a vexatious litigant after his latest...

26 August 2024

By Naomi Neilson

Legal recruiter facing fresh fraud charges

A man who ran a legal recruitment agency in Canberra and the Gold Coast is due to face court on fraud

02 August 2024

By Naomi Neilson

Over 100k festival-goers to receive notices for strip-search class action

In response to alleged unlawful strip searches at music events and festivals, more than 100,000 festival-goers have...

29 July 2024

By Grace Robbie

Defamation case against former top prosecutor dismissed

A federal police officer’s defamation claim against former ACT top prosecutor Shane Drumgold for his highly...

27 June 2024

By Naomi Neilson

Lawyer X launched fresh legal action against Victoria Police

Former criminal barrister Nicola Gobbo made explosive accusations about senior Victoria Police members in a lawsuit...

04 July 2023

By Naomi Neilson

Protégé: From police prosecutor to law student

Here, an ex-police prosecutor turned law student discusses why he has decided to swap ends of the bar

31 May 2023

By Robyn Tongol

Qld Supreme Court throws out police evidence after power misuse

A Queensland firm has weighed in on a Supreme Court’s decision to throw out police evidence in a major drug...

31 May 2023

By Naomi Neilson

Police denies interfering with Brittany Higgins’ support, inquiry hears

A senior police member has defended a controversial decision to interview Brittany Higgins’ support person and...

26 May 2023

By Naomi Neilson

ACT prosecutors changed process of sex assault trials, top cop claims

A senior police officer who investigated Brittany Higgins’ allegations of rape in Parliament House told an inquiry...

25 May 2023

By Naomi Neilson

Cracks in relationship between DPP and police ‘no surprise’

Clandestine coffee meetings, “unnecessary” comments and body language tipped Bruce Lehrmann’s lawyer off to the...

17 May 2023

By Naomi Neilson

DPP directs police chief to keep officers away from defence team

ACT’s Director of Public Prosecutions made “exceptionally serious allegations” that minister Linda Reynolds and...

11 May 2023

By Naomi Neilson

Supreme Court orders NSW Police to pay $1.48m settlement

The NSW Supreme Court has ordered the NSW Police to pay a massive settlement, as a result of a lawsuit filed by a...

02 December 2022

By Lauren Croft

Law Society pushes NSW politicians for court reform, better police training

In NSW, “government investment in justice infrastructure and technology has lagged behind demand”, causing issues...

02 December 2022

By Jerome Doraisamy

Victoria Police hit with capsicum spray class action

A class action has been filed in the Supreme Court against the Victorian state government and Victoria Police over the...

02 September 2022

By Lauren Croft