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Why Dawson’s appeal failed, deepfake porn laws, and bullying ‘precursor’ factors: What’s hot in law this week (10–14 June)

This week, a verdict in the appeal against one of the most high-profile criminal convictions in recent memory was handed down, and BigLaw firms continued to name new partners. Here is your weekly round-up of the biggest stories for Australia’s legal profession.

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For the week from 10 June to 14 June, these were the 10 most-read stories on Lawyers Weekly (in case you missed them):

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  1. Lawyer, counsel accused of giving ‘false, misleading’ medical evidence to court
A man’s allegations that a barrister and lawyer presented false and misleading evidence is reliant on him fronting $15,000 to a court.

  1. Minters names 9 new partners
National law firm MinterEllison has appointed nine lawyers across the country to its partnership, with those appointments taking effect as of next month.

 
 

  1. Disciplinary shadow hangs over barrister’s work on estate
A lawyer has stepped away from an estate matter over concerns his involvement could trigger disciplinary action.

  1. Drug-dealing government lawyer to be struck from roll
A Queensland prosecutor said he began using and dealing drugs to cope with the trauma of working with child sex offenders.

  1. Ousted solicitor and fake lawyer team up to fight injunction orders
A legal services board has asked a court to permanently restrain a former solicitor and a man who allegedly masqueraded as a lawyer from associating themselves with a firm the latter set up.

  1. Rural lawyer publicly reprimanded for botching will matter
Clients were left with “very little recourse” to contest a will because their rural Queensland lawyer failed to provide “clear and timely advice”.

  1. Dawson makes out grounds of appeal but stays locked up
Chris Dawson succeeded on two of the five grounds in the appeal of his murder conviction – but it was not enough to free him. Here’s why.

  1. If you need laws to combat burnout, ‘you’ve lost the battle’
While legislation has its place, having honest conversations and setting clear expectations are more effective in addressing burnout in law firms, a BigLaw firm head has argued.

  1. New deepfake porn laws to ‘address a major legal gap’ in Australia
The Albanese government has revealed plans to bring new legislation to Parliament this week, aimed at prohibiting the distribution and creation of deepfake pornography.

  1. Key ‘precursor factors’ to bullying in legal workplaces
While anti-bullying models exist in Australia, not many workplaces have implemented them. As such, this barrister and doctor emphasises the importance of education for workplaces around key factors in workplace bullying and its detrimental effects.

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