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Supreme Court of Western Australia

Lawyer’s lies to regulator upgrades suspension to strike-off
A West Australian practitioner who acted for both the employee and employer in a termination dispute could have avoided...
16 January 2025
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 criminal lawyer booted from roll for conspiracy to pervert course of justice
A West Australian criminal lawyer was struck from the roll of legal practitioners for conspiring to pervert the course...
11 July 2024
By Naomi Neilson
Lawyer, counsel accused of giving ‘false, misleading’ medical evidence to court
A man’s allegations that a barrister and lawyer presented false and misleading evidence is reliant on him fronting...
11 June 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
Evicted tenant accuses Supreme Court justice of bias
An evicted tenant challenging a court’s decision to terminate her tenancy alleged a Supreme Court justice favoured...
28 March 2024
By Naomi Neilson
District Court judge, senior counsel join WA Supreme Court
The Supreme Court of Western Australia has welcomed the appointments of a district court judge and a barrister to the...
29 December 2023
By Naomi Neilson
New judge appointed to the WA Supreme Court
A barrister and former president of the WA Law Society has been appointed to the Supreme Court of Western...
06 November 2023
By Lauren Croft
Perth firm’s percentage costs estimate a ‘disclosure failure’, judge says
A Perth law firm pulled into a dispute with a former client over fees was informed of an “insufficient” disclosure...
04 October 2023
By Naomi Neilson
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