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Requests by litigants for judges to disqualify themselves from presiding over cases were largely denied last year, in a raft of decisions containing lessons for litigants weighing up their own recusal bids in 2023.
A Corrs Chambers Westgarth veteran known for his work defending the Catholic Church has left the law firm for rival Wotton + Kearney, taking with him a number of senior associates as well as the Catholic Archdiocese of Melbourne.
Some of Australia's biggest law firms were targeted by lawsuits in 2022, facing allegations of negligence or bad advice from clients, or else accused by their own partners of misconduct.
The Albanese government is inviting submissions on a federal judicial commission tasked with dealing with alleged misconduct by judges, saying the commission will strive for transparency and will not adopt a disciplinary model.
The Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal has found a Melbourne barrister guilty of professional misconduct for making an unsubstantiated allegation of fraud in a costs dispute six years ago.
A judge has opened the administration of a $300 million settlement in a pelvic mesh class action to a competitive bidding process, shortly after another judge said law firms were not uniquely qualified to distribute class action spoils.
Intellectual property firm Spruson & Ferguson has launched court action to obtain documents showing alleged solicitation of clients by a handful of senior staff who jumped ship last year to form their own firm.
A lawyer who was found guilty of professional misconduct for failing to pay $23,000 in fees to senior counsel has won a bid to access a report relating to the silk’s health on appeal.
Competition among class action law firms is expected to heat up next year as veteran lawyer Jan Saddler departs Shine Lawyers to start her own firm.
A senior barrister at the helm of important insurance test cases has been appointed to the Federal Court bench, along with two state court judges.