The ACT Civil and Administrative Tribunal agreed with the territory’s Law Society council that two solicitors should be penalised for offences involving honesty, but dismissed a submission that one of ...

Bartier Perry – a Sydney-based practice with a 75-year history – has recently been making significant strides in its size, most notably with the hiring of an insurance team of 12 – including partner ...

The decision of the Victorian Legal Services Board to immediately suspend Sarah Tricarico’s practising certificate was found to be unreasonable and “insufficiently cogent” because she was not given ...

Patricia Cope, Meredith Dickson QC, Catherine Symons and Jonathan Forbes have been appointed as judges of the Federal Circuit Court of Australia (FCC). This content is available exclusively to Lawyers ...

Banga Legal and principal solicitor Samir Banga were successful in their NSW Supreme Court application to restrain Solve Legal from acting for one of its former employed solicitors, Jessica Townsend.

The plaintiffs are claiming failures in the hotel quarantine system led to the draconian restrictions which have brought businesses to a standstill. This content is available exclusively to Lawyers ...

Avery Truong has been elevated from associate to senior associate in the commercial team, after joining the firm in 2020 as a law clerk. Elma Li (intellectual property), Emily Burgess (tax, corporate, ...

Nick Foulkes (pictured) has joined Piper Alderman, bringing over 20 years of experience, providing advice and solutions to clients concerning legal and commercial business issues, including in respect ...

The portal, which was designed by barristers for barristers, will address the common mental health challenges and difficulties in personal and professional life, including stress and work pressures, ...

Barrister Peter Van Eps, sole director and 95 per cent shareholder in Stockingham, was unable to overturn a costs assessment that saw his $37,840 claim for counsel fees downgraded to “$0.00” in ...

Alan Walter Sandbach admitted to unsatisfactory professional conduct and professional misconduct with respect to his work on a brief and agreed to a penalty of a reprimand and a prohibition on ...

Every now and then, LinkedIn news feeds of Australian legal professionals are drawn to posts from female lawyers recalling receipt of correspondence from an opposing party, or external provider, that ...