Court fed up with lawyers filing ‘last-minute’ extension applications

While dealing with a potential claim against an institutional abuse law firm, a judicial registrar was left frustrated...

01 April 2025

By Naomi Neilson

Chief Justice Richard Niall welcomed to Victorian Supreme Court

Chief Justice Richard Niall, the 13th Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Victoria, has been welcomed in a ceremony...

19 February 2025

By Naomi Neilson

Prison threat for solicitor who must remove own name from roll

A lawyer found guilty of criminal contempt was given a one-year suspended sentence on the condition he “promptly...

18 February 2025

By Naomi Neilson

Strike off recommended for lawyer who threatened barrister with violence

A Victorian solicitor who threatened a barrister with violence has become one step closer to having his name scrubbed...

21 January 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

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

Legal secretary fights Slater & Gordon over discredited expert report

A legal secretary brought action against Slater & Gordon over alleged professional negligence in a workers’...

06 December 2024

By Naomi Neilson

‘Staggering, inexplicable’ conduct by law firm stuns judge

A regional Victorian law firm relied on documents that were “no more than a jumble of legal gibberish” and was...

20 November 2024

By Naomi Neilson

WiseTech Global hit with shareholder class action

Investors have filed a class action against WiseTech Global over allegations it breached disclosure...

14 November 2024

By Naomi Neilson

Supreme Court puts end to lawyer, notorious law firm

A Victorian lawyer has claimed a “conspiracy” against himself, his colleagues, and their controversial law firm was...

06 November 2024

By Naomi Neilson

Lanzer class action moves ahead with amended claims

A Supreme Court decision has cleared the way for alleged victims of celebrity cosmetic surgeon Dr Daniel Lanzer and six...

28 October 2024

By Naomi Neilson

Flex commission class action against big banks begins

Proceedings against two of Australia’s largest banks over a car dealer commissions controversy, which allegedly left...

15 October 2024

By Jerome Doraisamy

Treasury Wine Estates settles class action for $65m

Treasury Wine Estates settled a class action concerning its 2020 forecast earnings for $65 million on the eve of the...

15 October 2024

By Naomi Neilson

Client makes urgent bid to freeze law firm’s assets

A Melbourne man urgently asked a court for a freezing order to prevent his former firm from disposing of almost $1...

02 October 2024

By Naomi Neilson

New judge appointed to Victoria Supreme Court, 2 promoted at OPP

A new judge has been appointed to the Supreme Court of Victoria, who was formerly the state’s chief prosecutor,...

26 September 2024

By Lauren Croft

Erudite Legal commits to endless recusal applications

In yet another messy chapter of the Erudite Legal fiasco, the defendants have made another application to have the...

04 September 2024

By Naomi Neilson

First group costs order a ‘watershed’ moment for class action landscape

In an Australian first, the Victorian Supreme Court awarded a group costs order to Slater & Gordon that will see...

29 August 2024

By Naomi Neilson

Victorian solicitor cannot avoid disciplinary hearing for long, judge rules

Armed with a colleague’s “dysfunctional” medical condition and an application that contradicted itself, a banned...

08 August 2024

By Naomi Neilson

Court hears wild allegation law firm hired hitman

Absurd claims were made as part of a Victorian man’s vendetta against his legal representatives, including a wild...

06 August 2024

By Naomi Neilson

Firms to suffer if Victorian Supreme Court probate fees skyrocket, LIV says

A substantial increase in the Supreme Court of Victoria’s probate office fees could make it the most expensive state...

29 July 2024

By Naomi Neilson