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Big Law 01 January 1980 ByNaomi NeilsonVictorian lawyer sunk client’s money into ‘bizarre’ scam

A former Victorian principal lawyer has faced criminal charges for stealing $420,000 from two clients’ estates and...

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Big Law 09 January 2023 ByLauren CroftYoung jobseekers warned of recruitment scams

The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has urged jobseekers — and young people in particular — to...

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Big Law 24 November 2022 ByEmma MusgraveLaw firms caught up in major cyber scam

At least five global law firms with an active presence in the Australian market have been targeted in the latest...

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NewLaw 07 September 2022 ByLauren CroftThe importance of ‘securing’ data to prevent cyber crime

After a Gold Coast couple lost $40,000 in a property transaction scam, lawyers, conveyancers, and real estate agents...

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Podcast 24 May 2022 ByRobyn TongolQld A-G Fentiman on the rise of scams

Queensland Attorney-General Shannon Fentiman joins The Lawyers Weekly Show to discuss the increasing prevalence of...

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NewLaw 24 November 2021 ByLauren CroftSmaller firms are ‘increasingly common targets’ for scams

As law firms embrace new tech post-pandemic, firms need to be protecting themselves against scams more than ever moving...

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Big Law 22 October 2021 ByNaomi Neilson‘Cycle of deceit’: The law firms buying into media scams to fool...

Last month, a number of small law firms announced on their social media that they had been awarded a place on a top 10...

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News 11 December 2014 ByDigitalMelbourne lawyer gets 12 years for ‘despicable’ scam

Chief Justice Marilyn Warren has slammed a former lawyer for “acting in a despicable way” in handing down a 12-year...

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