Justices Mark Leeming, Anna Mitchelmore and Stephen Free of the NSW Court of Appeal gave Michael Wilson two weeks to show cause as to why his conduct should not be referred to the state’s Legal ...

An affidavit prepared by lawyer Bede Augustine Webster was released from confidentiality obligations, freeing solicitor Laura Gidley and barrister Sharna Clemmett to continue with a complaint relating ...

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Alan Walter Sandbach admitted to unsatisfactory professional conduct and professional misconduct with respect to his work on a brief and agreed to a penalty of a reprimand and a prohibition on ...

Just over 7,500 university students handed a testamur last year were eligible for admission to practise law in Australia. This cohort comprised graduates who fulfilled the requirements of either an ...

The case is part of the Securency bribery scandal, one of the biggest bribery corruption prosecutions that reached the very top of Australia’s financial system and had connections to powerful ...

Having found Judge Anna Bertone erred in law in her dismissal of both limbs of a recusal application, the Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia (FCFCOA) (Division 1) remitted a part-heard ...

A Darwin builder’s family has secured a landmark decision in Roussos v Amaca Pty Ltd in the Northern Territory Supreme Court, handed down earlier this week. This decision will, plaintiff firm Maurice ...

A Victorian lawyer has become the first practitioner in Australia to face professional sanctions for using artificial intelligence in a court case, after submitting a list of entirely non-existent ...

In this episode of The Lawyers Weekly Show, host Jerome Doraisamy welcomes Wotton + Kearney chief executive partner David Kearney to discuss his own journey in law, how and why W+K was founded and ...

Chief Justice Chris Kourakis, Justice Tim Stanley, and Justice Judy Hughes of the South Australian Supreme Court refused Ryan Raygan’s application to join the legal profession, citing his misconduct ...

Sparke Helmore has joined forces with Woods Prince Lawyers (WPL), a Brisbane-based specialist corporate and commercial law firm, which will see the BigLaw player’s local corporate and commercial team ...