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Victorian CJ retires, and a ‘disturbing’ regulatory proposal: What’s hot in law this week (2–6 Sept)

This week, following Lawyers Weekly’s annual Australian Law Awards, the Chief Justice of Victoria announced her retirement and tax lawyers pushed back on a proposal that could see such practitioners opt out of providing tax advice. Here is your weekly round-up of the biggest stories for Australia’s legal profession.

user iconLawyers Weekly • 07 September 2024 • Big Law
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For the week from 2 September to 6 September, these were the 10 most-read stories on Lawyers Weekly (in case you missed them):

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  1. Fired lawyer’s misconduct ‘deeply sickened’ colleagues, Fair Work told
A solicitor was fired from Men’s Legal Service over a number of serious misconduct allegations, including one that “deeply sickened” the lawyers who had to take over one of her cases.

  1. ‘Dishonourable’ solicitor’s practising certificate cancelled
An NSW solicitor has had his practising certificate cancelled after he was found to have engaged in “dishonourable” conduct.

 
 

  1. Winners revealed for Australian Law Awards 2024
Lawyers Weekly and principal partner Dye & Durham have crowned 40 winners at this year’s Australian Law Awards.

  1. Letter to major firm an attempt to ‘bully and intimidate’, court finds
A former solicitor, his partner and her company sent a lengthy, rude letter to HWL Ebsworth in an “attempt to bully and intimidate” the lawyers of a man who stood in the way of a property development.

  1. ‘Disturbing’: Tax lawyers push back on proposal to register with regulator
Taxation lawyers have slammed the “ill-advised and regrettable” that they register with the Tax Practitioners Board to provide tax advice, with one BigLaw partner warning he is “certain” that lawyers will opt out of providing such advice if registration is forced upon them.

  1. Chief Justice of Victorian Supreme Court to retire
The Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Victoria will retire early next year after having served more than seven years in the role.

  1. Shine Lawyers to investigate class action against prescribed heartburn and reflux drugs
A national law firm is investigating a potential class action lawsuit concerning a pharmaceutical drug that allegedly caused stomach cancer and kidney failure in 100,000 people.

  1. Erudite Legal commits to endless recusal applications
In yet another messy chapter of the Erudite Legal fiasco, the defendants have made another application to have the judge recuse himself and have delayed progress even further.

  1. What the first year of running your own firm looks like
According to one young lawyer who launched her own practice 12 months ago, starting a new firm is like learning how to fly a plane before it hits the ground. Here, she shares her top tips for those wanting to run their own legal practice one day.

  1. World Vision former worker alleges judge wants to ‘exact revenge’
A former employee of World Vision Australia objected to a Federal Court judge hearing his unfair dismissal matter because she used to work for the law firm retained by the charity.

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