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The run-up to Christmas is upon us. There are 12 weeks left in the working year, and the news cycle shows no signs of slowing down just yet. Here is your weekly round-up of the biggest stories for Australia’s legal profession.
For the week from 2 October to 6 October, these were the 10 most-read stories on Lawyers Weekly (in case you missed them):
One man’s crusade against his former solicitor over fees has spanned across a number of superior courts and has included separate stoushes with a barrister and a legal centre. With yet another court appearance on the cards, it appears there is no end in sight.
In the course of his racial discrimination complaint against the Fair Work Commission, a man made “extremely serious” claims that a Federal Court judge’s early career influenced her decision making.
A Central Queensland man who drafted submissions and appeared in court for “clients” despite not holding a practising certificate has been criticised by a court for his “concerning lack of insight”.
NSW Law Society chief executive officer Sonja Stewart will resign just over three years after she commenced in the role.
The parties involved in a law firm’s dispute with their former clients have been criticised by a Supreme Court judge for “unnecessarily” complicating the proceedings to determine costs.
A Perth law firm pulled into a dispute with a former client over fees was informed of an “insufficient” disclosure in its costs agreement.
National law firm Slater & Gordon, which recently delisted following its acquisition by Allegro Funds, has appointed a new chief executive, who will take over early next year from John Somerville, who is set to retire.
After being the first in her family to study law, this award-winning associate said she experienced a number of disadvantages coming out of law school, which she combated by gaining work experience as early and as often as she could.
A federal court judge found to have falsely imprisoned a man for contempt of court has filed an appeal.
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