Senior solicitor Leigh Johnson of Leigh Johnson Lawyers was found to not be a “fit and proper person” and had her practising certificate suspended by the NSW Law Society at the end of last month, ...

Mid this month, the Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia (FCFCOA) welcomed the appointments of six new magistrates, five of which are women. They are Julie Kearney, Caroline Jenkins, Samantha ...

The NSW Court of Appeal has referred the whole of the papers relating to a number of extraordinary allegations made by Marie Odtojan and her husband Artem Bryl, who practise together as Odtojan Bryl ...

The Supreme Court’s decision set aside the ruling of the QLD Civil and Administrative Tribunal, which dismissed the application by made by the state’s Legal Services Commissioner (LSC) to have Rhonda ...

The State Administrative Tribunal of Western Australia (SAT) has reprimanded and fined Perth legal practitioner Paul Andrew Hardie $20,000, finding that his conduct “fell substantially below a ...

Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer has elevated 52 of its lawyers across its Australian offices to the position of senior associate, effective 1 July. This content is available exclusively to Lawyers ...

The Legal Services and Complaints Committee (LSCC) agreed to settle a disciplinary matter with solicitor Richard Parker Camm in the Western Australian State Administrative Tribunal earlier this week.

Taylor Rose MW is set to enter the Australian legal services market and expand its legal consultancy model Down Under, having entered into a partnership with Australian firm GTC Legal. This content is ...

Supreme Court’s Justice Julia Lonergan made the “reluctant” decision to remove magistrate Mark Richardson from proceedings brought against former vice-chancellor of the University of New England, ...

Real talk: the clerkship process is intense, difficult, and full of ups and downs. This content is available exclusively to Lawyers Weekly premium members. You have done the most difficult part of ...

Dannelle Howley is set to join A&O Shearman, “marking a strategic investment in the firm’s local capability”, the firm said in a statement. This content is available exclusively to Lawyers Weekly ...

Practitioner Craig Clifford Bloxham consented to a reprimand, a $25,000 fine, and a finding he engaged in professional misconduct by making false and misleading representations to the Legal Aid ...