Wig & Chamber

Sydney law firm escalates fee fight with senior counsel
A Sydney firm and a senior counsel with a “longstanding professional association” have found themselves locked in a...
07 May 2026
By Naomi Neilson
Victorian Attorney-General plans to strengthen sexual assault testimony laws
Sexual assault victims will have the option to pre-record testimony under law reforms promised by the Victorian...
30 April 2026
By Naomi Neilson
Rebel Wilson in courtroom showdown with leading silk
Rebel Wilson was accused of lying, making up stories, and giving self-serving evidence during a tense cross-examination...
29 April 2026
By Naomi Neilson
Why Australia’s advocacy model needs to change
Australia already recognises that solicitors may appear as advocates. What remains uneven is the practical and cultural...
24 April 2026
By Andrew Boe
Leading KC joins Supreme Court of Victoria
A King’s counsel and former chair of the Victorian Legal Services Board has been made a judge of the Supreme Court of...
22 April 2026
By Naomi Neilson
Key targets around equitable briefing met for first time
Women barristers have received at least 30 per cent of both the number and value of all briefs for the first time in a...
14 April 2026
By Naomi Neilson
Judge cautions silks over ‘aggressive’ cross-examinations
A senior judge has warned lawyers against descending into “aggressive and confrontational” cross-examination,...
17 March 2026
By Naomi Neilson
Chief Justice, Victorian legal leaders reject suppression order crisis claims
Victoria’s Chief Justice and the top legal bodies have hit back at claims that the state’s courts are in a crisis...
09 March 2026
By Grace Robbie
‘Cavalier’ barrister to be penalised for ‘blatant disregard, disrespect’ to court
In finding him guilty of professional misconduct for his behaviour in family law proceedings, an NSW tribunal was...
25 February 2026
By Naomi Neilson
Firm on hook for $323k cancellation fee, leading silk claims
A prominent King’s counsel is pursuing a $323,000 cancellation fee from a law firm that retained him for a 13-week...
23 February 2026
By Naomi Neilson
Barrister sidelined for 4 years over extensive misconduct
A tribunal refused to permit a Victorian barrister with a laundry list of misconduct to hold a practising certificate...
23 January 2026
By Naomi Neilson
Government ‘encouraged’ to prove it is hiring women silks
Starting in March, Commonwealth agencies must brief women counsel wherever possible to meet higher diversity and...
21 January 2026
By Naomi Neilson
Top 10 Wig & Chamber stories in 2025
Here, Lawyers Weekly takes a look back at the top 10 articles that featured in our Wig & Chamber news bulletin.
15 December 2025
By Naomi Neilson
Australian Bar reverses move to scrap diversity and inclusion committee
The Australian Bar Association has walked back its decision to discontinue its diversity and inclusion committee after...
27 November 2025
By Naomi Neilson
Judicial support of Dyson Heydon weakens promises to do better
By helping to rehabilitate disgraced former judge Dyson Heydon, some of Australia’s most senior judicial members have...
25 November 2025
By Naomi Neilson
When justice is rushed, fairness falls: The crisis in summary proceedings
Weighed down by under-resourcing, crippling backlogs and alarming prosecution tactics, Australia’s summary...
05 November 2025
By Naomi Neilson
Sovereign citizen movement at ‘dangerous, pointy end’
Following years of pseudolaw burdening courtrooms, the extremist and cult-like “sovereign citizen” movement has...
08 October 2025
By Naomi Neilson
23 senior counsel appointed in NSW
The NSW senior counsel appointments for 2025 have been announced.
03 October 2025
By Naomi Neilson
2 barristers join ranks of NSW District Court bench
Highly experienced barristers with decades of experience behind them have been appointed judges of the District Court...
22 September 2025
By Naomi Neilson
Deepfakes bring ‘mischief’, fraud into court: Chief Justice
Much like hallucinations, deepfake material has posed very real and significant challenges to courtrooms, Chief Justice...
08 September 2025
By Naomi Neilson