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Naomi Neilson is a senior journalist with a focus on court reporting for Lawyers Weekly. You can email Naomi at: [email protected]
Lawyer makes Stalin-inspired threat to shoot profession’s ‘gatekeepers’
Angered by a disciplinary complaint, a Victorian solicitor threatened to throw his elderly client’s ashes into the garbage and said the legal profession’s “gatekeepers” ...
BIG LAW • Tue, 13 Aug 2024
Barrister to be punished for ‘elaborate scheme’ involving client’s mother
A barrister found guilty of professional misconduct and unsatisfactory professional conduct crafted an “elaborate scheme” with a private investigator to make his client’s ...
‘F--k off’: Lawyer facing strike-off stuns tribunal
Pictures of middle fingers, all-capped profanity, and bizarre threats to take things to the “nth degree” were all included in an angry solicitor’s emails with the NSW Law ...
BIG LAW • Mon, 12 Aug 2024
Bankrupt solicitor’s defamation action hits wall
An NSW solicitor’s bankruptcy status threw a wrench in his defamation action over comments that suggested he allegedly committed fraud and was kicked out of the legal ...
‘C u in 15’: Solicitor threatens barrister, witness with violence
Angered by a former barrister’s decision to give evidence against him in a fight over allegedly unpaid legal fees, a Victorian solicitor sent expletive-laden text ...
BIG LAW • Sun, 11 Aug 2024
Sydney criminal barrister named in assault case
The name of a Sydney criminal barrister who allegedly physically and verbally abused his wife was revealed by a newspaper.
‘Dodgy’ Kings Cross lawyer struck off over drug money conspiracy
The “arrogant” Kings Cross lawyer jailed for dishing out legal advice to a criminal group in an effort to recover hundreds of thousands in cash seized by police was ...
BIG LAW • Fri, 09 Aug 2024
Lawyer’s demand for recusal of tribunal member refused
A Victorian lawyer once accused of posting the number of a junior solicitor in a sex work advertisement alleged the member overseeing recent disciplinary action was ...
BIG LAW • Thu, 08 Aug 2024
Fortescue, Element Zero lawyers hurl accusations in tense hearing
Counsel for Fortescue and Element Zero slung accusations about the other’s case in court, including claims of a “fishing” exercise into search orders, an attempt to hold ...
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