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Victorian Supreme Court
Executive sues Slaters over fallout from scandalous email
Slater & Gordon’s former chief people officer accused the firm of leaving her to become the “public face” of...
16 May 2025
By Naomi Neilson
Suspension of practising certificate ‘unreasonable’, court finds
A solicitor facing a charge of perverting the course of justice has convinced a court to quash the suspension of her...
14 May 2025
By Naomi Neilson
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
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