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Big Law • 19 July 2024
Sydney solicitor hit with $1m penalty for misleading creditor scheme
A Sydney solicitor who promoted a “false and misleading” asset protection scheme was handed a $1 million penalty, banned...
SME Law • 19 July 2024
Swaab’s 4 new appointments come at ‘pivotal’ time
Swaab named four new appointments, including two to senior associates, at a time of “pivotal growth” for the firm.
Big Law • 09 July 2024
Woman fails to sue lawyers after settlement remorse
A court has thrown out a woman’s attempts to blame her lawyers for a costs order that was triple the sum of a settlement...
Big Law • 05 July 2024
Solicitors can take cut of class action settlement, Full Court rules
The use of a solicitor’s common fund order in class action matters has been approved by the Full Court, allowing lawyers to...
Santos demanded the Environmental Defenders Office hand over material that may reveal its role in presenting evidence to...
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This week in the legal profession, lawyers conned their clients, a major case was reignited with new allegations, and a...
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National law firm Maddocks has moved to bolster its commercial practice in Melbourne with the appointment of a senior...
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A West Australian solicitor who sought to appear for his own company failed to overturn a decades-old requirement that a...
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One of the parties involved in a High Court scandal involving a relationship between a judge and a barrister has...
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A Supreme Court waived legal professional privilege on the communications between a client and her former solicitor due...
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A barrister and a solicitor, both with considerable experience in the profession, have clashed in a Supreme Court during...
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A Queensland judge criticised a solicitor for making an “extraordinary and regrettable” error in his client’s...
Read MoreThe Federal Court has condemned a judge for her “unwillingness” to deliver a judgment for almost three years and has...
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A retired NSW solicitor unsuccessfully challenged the amount he was paid under a partnership and retirement deed.
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