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Big Law • 18 February 2025
Prison threat for solicitor who must remove own name from roll
A lawyer found guilty of criminal contempt was given a one-year suspended sentence on the condition he “promptly apply”...
Big Law • 05 February 2025
What makes this ex-QLS president ‘angry’ about the criminal law discourse
In a recent conversation with Lawyers Weekly, a former Queensland Law Society president and firm partner recently reflected...
Big Law • 06 December 2024
Law firm, Legal Aid office attacked by alleged arsonist
A criminal law firm was hit by an arson attack following reports of an explosion at a nearby Legal Aid office.
Big Law • 09 August 2024
‘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...
Chris Dawson told a court he had a “very loving relationship” with his wife Lynette Joy Simms and insisted any alarm...
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Walter Sofronoff, who headed up an inquiry into Bruce Lehrmann’s criminal trial, will be investigated over allegations...
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A family lawyer was shot and wounded inside his Sydney law firm.
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Last week, I talked to a former hacker who now works to protect cyber attack victims. He told me why law practices are...
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A high-profile criminal lawyer will have to hand over $130,000 in security to a law firm she has been fighting for over...
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A high-profile Sydney criminal lawyer has been shot in what police believe was a “targeted” attack.
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A judge recently ruled that a man held in an interview room by NSW Police despite repeatedly telling them he did not...
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A regional criminal lawyer was forced to defend a decision to open his new practice within a minute’s walk of his...
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High-profile criminal lawyer Zali Burrows has failed to fend off a bankruptcy notice over a $130,000 legal bill.
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Any and all responses that businesses can make to a ransom demand are fraught with risk. Lawyers working with clients in...
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