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$40k fine for lawyer over trust money failures

The principal director of a Perth law firm has been handed a hefty fine and a public reprimand for accepting more than...

25 May 2026

By Naomi Neilson

Sole practitioner struck off for taking $100k in trust money

A sole practitioner who stole more than $100,000 in trust funds and billed for work he never did has been struck off...

17 February 2025

By Naomi Neilson

‘I took it all’: Solicitor struck off over $483k theft from trust account

On top of a four-year term of imprisonment, an NSW lawyer has been struck off for stealing more than $480,000 from his...

07 January 2025

By Naomi Neilson

Jailed lawyer struck off roll for gambling client’s money

A principal lawyer jailed for his “weekly gambling trips” with more than $1.7 million in client funds has been...

25 November 2024

By Naomi Neilson

ACT lawyer guilty of professional misconduct for misappropriating client’s money

An ACT solicitor was found guilty of professional misconduct for misappropriating more than $11,000 from a jailed...

28 August 2024

By Naomi Neilson

Women fight Qld Law Society over money stolen by struck-off lawyer

The Queensland Law Society failed to stop money being paid to two women who claimed their brother’s lawyer stole more...

17 May 2024

By Naomi Neilson