The solicitor behind the successful challenge to the claim for ill-gotten spoils by the Banksia Securities class action legal team says he draws little comfort […]
A recent High Court ruling that condemned communication between trial judges and barristers outside of court could have dire consequences, including further isolation for members […]
This week’s judgment referring the conduct of lawyers behind the Banksia class action to prosecutors shows the effectiveness of unique legislative provisions in Victoria that […]
Lawyers running the scandal-ridden Banksia class action have been struck from the roll of practitioners, will face criminal investigation and must pay group members $11.7 […]
It has been described as the darkest chapter in Victoria’s legal history, an exemplar of all that is terrible with class actions in Australia. A […]
An appeals court hearing the case of a barrister who allegedly made a sexual comment to a clerk while intoxicated at a dinner following a […]
Trial judges should not communicate with barristers outside of court, the High Court has ruled in a âtroublingâ case of apprehended bias that saw a […]
A Sydney solicitor accused of stealing over $130,000 from a client and doctoring five invoices has lost a bid to pause the NSW Law Societyâs […]
A former barrister has continued to practice in local courts without a valid practising certificate, in âvery seriousâ criminal contempt of a court-ordered injunction, the […]
A PwC partner who the ATO claims was assigned to work on a matter for meat processing company JBS to bring a âcloak of legal […]