State Administrative Tribunal

Strike-off downgrades to suspension for WA solicitor

A law firm director dodged a strike-off order by convincing a court his behaviour did not justify a finding he was...

27 June 2025

By Naomi Neilson

Managing director reprimanded over barrister fee mishap

A Perth lawyer agreed to a public reprimand and a fine for his failure to get written confirmation that a barrister...

12 June 2025

By Naomi Neilson

Penalised lawyer should have faced bigger investigation, client says

A client who says his lawyer wronged him has complained that the legal disciplinary committee only referred one part of...

27 May 2025

By Naomi Neilson

Lawyer reprimanded for telling mourning widow his wife was negligent

A reprimand was handed to a solicitor who made an unfounded allegation to a widower that his late wife, also a lawyer,...

12 May 2025

By Naomi Neilson

Penalty to come for solicitor who misled Legal Aid

The West Australian branch of Legal Aid alleged it was at a detriment after a solicitor overcharged and lied in...

30 April 2025

By Naomi Neilson

Barrister facing suspension accused of tax failures

A West Australian barrister fighting to hold onto her practising certificate has been accused of failing to comply with...

23 April 2025

By Naomi Neilson

Lawyer hits out at ex-wife with 50-plus complaints to Legal Practice Board

A legal practitioner in the midst of a parenting dispute with his ex-wife, also a lawyer, has been criticised for the...

28 February 2025

By Naomi Neilson

WA barrister faces claims she practised without certificate

While facing allegations she worked without a practising certificate, a West Australian barrister convinced a tribunal...

09 December 2024

By Naomi Neilson

WA lawyer hit with professional misconduct finding for mishandling appeal

A West Australian lawyer who strung a client along for two years and lied to a court to cover up his failures has been...

27 November 2024

By Naomi Neilson

Lying lawyer admits to professional misconduct

A West Australian lawyer was hit with a professional misconduct finding for lying to his clients and a

12 November 2024

By Naomi Neilson

WA solicitor removed from roll after several suspensions

Following a “lengthy period” of misconduct, which included the mismanagement of client funds, a West Australian...

04 November 2024

By Naomi Neilson

WA solicitor to face strike-off application in Supreme Court

The director of a West Perth firm has been suspended while he waits for the Supreme Court to decide if his name should...

11 October 2024

By Naomi Neilson

WA lawyer cops reprimand for threatening, inaccurate letters

A West Australian lawyer was publicly reprimanded and handed a hefty fine for a number of offences, including sending a...

02 August 2024

By Naomi Neilson

Court spurns ‘misconceived’ complaints against 3 lawyers

A court threw out a lawyer’s “misconceived” complaints about two barristers and a principal who represented his...

26 June 2024

By Naomi Neilson

Perth lawyer reprimanded over threats to another practitioner

A former Perth lawyer has been publicly reprimanded for making a baseless accusation of misconduct against another...

17 June 2024

By Naomi Neilson

Perth barristers, principal go up against ‘misconceived’ accusations of deception

Two barristers and a principal have faced “misconceived and unreasonable” allegations they took on a case without...

05 June 2024

By Naomi Neilson

Lawyer’s name may be struck for ‘discourteous, threatening’ letters

A recommendation was made to strike the name of a West Australian lawyer from the roll for a number of misconduct...

27 May 2024

By Naomi Neilson

Barrister suspended for kissing, texting family law judge

A West Australian counsel who had a “close personal relationship” with the judge presiding over her client’s...

13 May 2024

By Naomi Neilson

Lawyer reprimanded for conduct relating to uncle’s estate

A Perth lawyer was publicly reprimanded for repeatedly snubbing letters from a law firm about her uncle’s...

10 May 2024

By Naomi Neilson

Senior lawyer dumped from roll for taking credit for paralegal’s work

A Supreme Court ordered a lawyer to be removed from the roll after it was told he took credit for his paralegal’s...

09 May 2024

By Naomi Neilson