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‘Extremely serious’: ACT solicitor to be struck off for trust money offences
An ACT solicitor with over two decades of experience will be struck from the roll for a number of “extremely...
14 March 2025
By Naomi Neilson
Struck-off lawyer holds fast to sensational corruption allegations
A former lawyer doubled down on the “scandalous and vexatious” allegations about the Chief Justice and other...
15 January 2025
By Naomi Neilson
ACT barrister struck off after throwing lawyers under the bus
The ACT Supreme Court found there was a “solid foundation” to remove a barrister and solicitor from the roll,...
10 January 2025
By Naomi Neilson
Struck-off lawyer who lied about kidnapped children a ‘stain’ on profession
A Victorian family lawyer was struck off for what may be some of the most shocking acts of deception, which escalated...
09 January 2025
By Naomi Neilson
Adelaide lawyer struck off for $67k theft from family member
In just the five years he was in legal practice, an Adelaide lawyer stole tens of thousands of dollars from a family...
08 January 2025
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
Struck-off NSW lawyer robbed $470k from clients
An NSW lawyer who stole over $470,000 from clients has been removed from the roll of legal
10 September 2024
By Naomi Neilson
‘F--k off’: Lawyer facing strike-off stuns tribunal
Pictures of middle fingers, all-capped profanity, and bizarre threats to take things to the “nth degree” were all...
13 August 2024
By Naomi Neilson
‘Dodgy’ Kings Cross lawyer struck off over drug money conspiracy
The “arrogant” Kings Cross lawyer jailed for dishing out legal advice to a criminal group in an effort to recover...
09 August 2024
By Naomi Neilson
Jailed SA magistrate who conspired with solicitor struck from roll
A former South Australian magistrate was removed from the roll of practitioners four years after he served at least 12...
26 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
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
SA solicitor struck off for ‘egregious’ misappropriation of trust money
A South Australian solicitor who took more than $30,000 meant for six barristers has been struck off the
26 March 2024
By Naomi Neilson
Lawyer 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...
01 August 2023
By Jerome Doraisamy
‘Repeated flagrant flouting of the law’ sees lawyer struck off
A former Queensland solicitor, who is facing criminal charges for alleged fraud and money laundering, has been found...
27 April 2023
By Lauren Croft
Lawyer convicted of misappropriating almost $1m in client funds struck off
A sole principal, who was sentenced to more than two years’ imprisonment for misappropriating nearly $1 million held...
25 January 2023
By Jerome Doraisamy
Former lawyer struck off roll following years of lies and dishonest conduct
A former lawyer has been removed from the ACT roll by the Full Court, after several complaints about his conduct...
30 November 2022
By Lauren Croft
‘Dishonest and disgraceful’: Hobart solicitor ordered to repay over $14k to clients
The Supreme Court of Tasmania has ordered a Hobart-based solicitor to pay over $40,000 in repayments and legal fees...
08 September 2022
By Lauren Croft
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