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Fired lawyers and dismissed defamation proceedings: What’s hot in law this week (1–5 July)
A new financial year is upon us, but the news cycle hasn’t slowed down. Here is your weekly round-up of the biggest stories for Australia’s legal profession.
Lawyers Weekly
A new financial year is upon us, but the news cycle hasn’t slowed down. Here is your weekly round-up of the biggest stories for Australia’s legal profession.
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For the week from 1 July to 5 July, these were the 10 most-read stories on Lawyers Weekly (in case you missed them):
Global law firm Clifford Chance has terminated one of its Perth-based partners following an internal investigation into allegations of serious misconduct.
A principal lawyer was reprimanded for his behaviour during a scandalous company retreat, including taking his pants off in front of employees and performing a shirtless cabaret dance.
A self-proclaimed “leading practitioner” in child support law was ordered to refund $4,400 to a client after a tribunal found his boutique firm failed to comply with cost disclosure obligations.
A Victorian barrister failed to overturn a reprimand for accusing an opposing counsel of relying on a “fraudulent or false” document.
The lawyer who said she was forced out of her job because she was sleeping in the firm’s offices has made an unfair dismissal complaint against another practice she worked at for just two days.
The privacy watchdog received a representative complaint against HWL Ebsworth over its 2023 data hack.
While representing a client who claimed he was unfairly fired, a senior solicitor was at risk of a finding he allegedly exceeded his authority by working on a settlement offer without instructions.
A federal police officer’s defamation claim against former ACT top prosecutor Shane Drumgold for his highly publicised criticism of their alleged conduct during Brittany Higgins’ rape trial was dismissed.
International law firm King & Wood Mallesons has promoted 82 across its legal and shared services teams, including 14 special counsel and 47 senior associates.
National law firm Moray & Agnew has elevated 26 in its latest promotion round, including five women to the partnership and 12 special counsel.
