The ACT Civil and Administrative Tribunal agreed with the territory’s Law Society council that two solicitors should be penalised for offences involving honesty, but dismissed a submission that one of ...

Working in law is a test of resilience, but for those in the highest-conflict categories – think criminal law, family law, and domestic violence matters – it’s a marathon of empathy, exposure, and ...

The decision of the Victorian Legal Services Board to immediately suspend Sarah Tricarico’s practising certificate was found to be unreasonable and “insufficiently cogent” because she was not given ...

Queensland Courts issued guidelines for judicial officers and non-lawyers, including self-represented litigants, to better understand the appropriate uses of generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) ...

The Western Australian State Administrative Tribunal (WASAT) settled proceedings between the Legal Services and Complaints Committee (LSCC) and solicitor Victor Vui Tet Lo, who was accused of ...

Patricia Cope, Meredith Dickson QC, Catherine Symons and Jonathan Forbes have been appointed as judges of the Federal Circuit Court of Australia (FCC). This content is available exclusively to Lawyers ...

The plaintiffs are claiming failures in the hotel quarantine system led to the draconian restrictions which have brought businesses to a standstill. This content is available exclusively to Lawyers ...

Content warning: Child sexual offences. This content is available exclusively to Lawyers Weekly premium members. The NSW Civil and Administrative Tribunal approved an application by a law graduate – ...

Avery Truong has been elevated from associate to senior associate in the commercial team, after joining the firm in 2020 as a law clerk. Elma Li (intellectual property), Emily Burgess (tax, corporate, ...

Nick Foulkes (pictured) has joined Piper Alderman, bringing over 20 years of experience, providing advice and solutions to clients concerning legal and commercial business issues, including in respect ...

Barrister Peter Van Eps, sole director and 95 per cent shareholder in Stockingham, was unable to overturn a costs assessment that saw his $37,840 claim for counsel fees downgraded to “$0.00” in ...

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 ...