Latest professional misconduct

Big Law 17 April 2024 ByNaomi NeilsonNSW barrister sexually harassed law students

A former NSW barrister watched a sexually explicit video in front of a law student and showed a sex toy to a woman...

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Big Law 09 April 2024 ByNaomi NeilsonLawyer’s silence during investigation costs him legal career

A Queensland solicitor will be struck off for barely acknowledging an investigation into his alleged misconduct.

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Big Law 04 April 2024 ByNaomi NeilsonA barrister who used an elaborate Ponzi scheme to steal millions has...

A barrister who used an elaborate Ponzi scheme to steal millions has been slammed by a tribunal for requesting to remain...

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Big Law 26 March 2024 ByNaomi NeilsonA South Australian solicitor who took more than $30,000 meant for six...

A South Australian solicitor who took more than $30,000 meant for six barristers has been struck off the roll.

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Big Law 10 January 2024 ByNaomi 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...

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Big Law 18 December 2023 ByNaomi NeilsonWA solicitor guilty of professional misconduct relating to elderly...

A West Australian solicitor has been found guilty of professional conduct relating to an elderly client’s capacity to...

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Big Law 14 December 2023 ByNaomi Neilson‘Wet dildo’: Solicitor faces discipline for shocking social media...

Controversial lawyer Nathan Buckley, who publicly accused the Law Society of NSW of targeting his “arse like a wet...

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Big Law 13 November 2023 ByNaomi NeilsonPrincipal lawyer guilty of professional misconduct for breaching...

The principal of a Sydney boutique firm has been reprimanded for breaching an undertaking with an opposing solicitor.

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Big Law 05 August 2023 ByLawyers WeeklyPoachings, a rate pause and a strike-off: What’s hot in law this...

The start of August has seen a string of team poachings across the BigLaw firms, while various court cases also caught...

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The Bar 01 August 2023 ByJerome DoraisamyLawyer convicted of indecent treatment of a child struck off

The Queensland Civil and Administrative Tribunal has ordered that one of the state’s lawyers, who failed to report his...

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