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Bar Association says tribunal should have made professional misconduct finding against barrister
A barrister who allegedly pushed an assistant clerk’s head while making a sexual remark at a professional dinner should have been found to have engaged in professional misconduct, the Council of the NSW Bar Association has told an appeals court.
$23.6M Vocation class action bill might have been ‘materially lower’, judge says
A judge has approved a $50 million settlement in a shareholder class action against failed training company Vocation and auditor PricewaterhouseCoopers, but questioned whether the $10.9 million commission and $12.75 million legal bill could have been "materially lower" had the case been run by one funder and firm instead of two.
Law firm defeats ex-client’s lawsuit over $24.5M property spat
A Melbourne law firm has triumphed in a lawsuit by a former client that accused it of breaching its fiduciary duty in “hard-fought” litigation over a $24.5 million East Melbourne development.
Barrister reprimanded for lewd gesture faces appeal by NSW Bar Association
The Council of the NSW Bar Association has filed an appeal after a tribunal found that a Sydney barrister who allegedly pushed an assistant clerk’s head while making a sexual remark at a professional dinner did not commit sexual harassment but was engaging her in "horseplay".
Barrister reprimanded for lewd gesture at professional dinner
A NSW barrister who allegedly pushed an assistant clerk’s head while making a sexual remark at a professional dinner has been reprimanded for unsatisfactory professional conduct.
Silk Sue Chrysanthou could face disciplinary proceedings over Christian Porter brief
Leading defamation silk Sue Chrysanthou is facing possible disciplinary action arising from her representation of Liberal minister Christian Porter in a now-settled defamation case against the ABC.
Christian Porter, Sue Chrysanthou hit with costs in Jo Dyer lawsuit
Christian Porter and silk Sue Chrysanthou have been ordered to foot the legal bill of a friend of the woman who accused Porter of rape, after she succeeded in having the barrister removed from  defamation proceedings the former attorney-general brought against the ABC.
‘Uncomfortable’ judge told Ben Roberts-Smith not in relationship with lawyer
News publisher Fairfax has been accused of attempts to intimidate Ben Roberts-Smith’s lawyer in contempt of court by publishing inaccurate media reports that the solicitor is in a romantic relationship with the former soldier, after a judge said the reports had made him "uncomfortable".  
HWL Ebsworth faces $130M negligent advice case by ex-client
A former client is seeking damages of up to $130 million from HWL Ebsworth in a lawsuit accusing the law firm of giving negligent advice on a joint venture to develop land.
Lawyers who accused Vic Supreme Court of bias dodge contempt finding
A barrister and solicitor who accused the Victoria Supreme Court of bias have avoided a contempt of court ruling, despite a judge finding their conduct “fell short of the standards of competence and diligence” expected of lawyers.