‘Badly mistaken’: Sanction to follow lawyer’s undertaking breach

Although a solicitor’s breach of an undertaking was chalked up to a misunderstanding, a tribunal has made determined...

15 May 2025

By Naomi Neilson

Sex addiction behind $10k theft from client, lawyer claims

A Queensland solicitor who claimed a $10,000 theft from a law firm was partly due to his sex addiction has avoided a...

07 May 2025

By Naomi Neilson

‘Unfair’ clauses in costs agreements need further guidance, tribunal says

While dealing with a firm’s fight over a $277,000 bill, a tribunal member suggested the Law Society provide further...

08 January 2025

By Naomi Neilson

Barrister’s ‘unsuitable’ character makes him unfit for practice, tribunal rules

A Queensland barrister with over three decades of experience lost his practising certificate because a tribunal could...

06 January 2025

By Naomi Neilson

Judge recuses herself as a result of Qld Law Society membership

A solicitor who brought proceedings against the Queensland Law Society over an article she was named in has convinced a...

03 January 2025

By Naomi Neilson

Reprimand for lawyer who dodged client’s calls for months

Despite his client’s desperate pleas for updates, a Queensland sole practitioner did not contact him or progress his...

06 December 2024

By Naomi Neilson

Barrister struggles to hold onto practising certificate after controversy with massager

A Queensland barrister has fought to hold onto his practising certificate months after a court ordered him to repay the...

05 December 2024

By Naomi Neilson

Qld lawyer to be struck off after disappearing act

Despite a claim he would “aggressively” chase a client’s matter, a Queensland lawyer failed to make any progress...

02 December 2024

By Naomi Neilson

Qld pro bono lawyer to face disciplinary action

A Queensland woman will have to face legal disciplinary proceedings for an alleged breach of her practising certificate...

29 November 2024

By Naomi Neilson

Qld lawyer reprimanded over emails about alleged domestic violence victim

A Queensland lawyer was disciplined for a number of discourteous emails to an opposing solicitor, including one that...

19 November 2024

By Naomi Neilson

Qld sole practitioner reprimanded over disclosure blunder

The sole practitioner of a Queensland law firm was reprimanded over his failure to make “full and frank...

24 September 2024

By Naomi Neilson

Reprimand for lawyer who dodged 9 tax returns

A solicitor convicted over his failure to complete yearly income tax returns was reprimanded and barred from practising...

20 September 2024

By Naomi Neilson

‘Inappropriate’: Solicitors disappear, ignore power of attorney role

Of the two solicitors appointed enduring power of attorney, one disappeared after he was suspended from practising and...

19 September 2024

By Naomi Neilson

Qld lawyer reprimanded over undertaking breach

A Queensland legal director who failed to attend appointments with a registered psychologist has been publicly...

17 September 2024

By Naomi Neilson

Brisbane firm accused of ‘negligent’ handling of criminal case

A woman levelled several allegations at a Brisbane criminal law firm, including claims her solicitors provided...

24 July 2024

By Naomi Neilson

Lawyer who robbed chemist with ‘knife and acid’ to be struck from roll

Wearing a baseball cap and a surgical mask, a Brisbane lawyer handed a pharmacist a note that said he had a “knife...

08 July 2024

By Naomi Neilson

Family law firm loses fight with lawyer over $12k fee

A small family law practice and a lawyer clashed in a Queensland tribunal over a $12,000 legal

20 June 2024

By Naomi Neilson

Rural lawyer publicly reprimanded for botching will matter

Clients were left with “very little recourse” to contest a will because their rural Queensland lawyer failed to...

13 June 2024

By Naomi Neilson

Drug-dealing government lawyer to be struck from roll

A Queensland prosecutor said he began using and dealing drugs to cope with the trauma of working with child sex...

12 June 2024

By Naomi Neilson

Women fight Qld Law Society over money stolen by struck-off lawyer

The Queensland Law Society failed to stop money being paid to two women who claimed their brother’s lawyer stole more...

17 May 2024

By Naomi Neilson