The Federal Court ordered Christopher William Legal’s principal lawyer Mark Madafferi to not leave or attempt to leave Australia until mid-September this year or until further orders are made. This ...

Appearing in front of the Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal (VCAT), the practitioner, who was admitted to practice in 2000, pleaded guilty to a number of professional misconduct charges ...

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Wayne Attrill (pictured) has joined Shine Lawyers, bringing a “wealth of experience” from his time consulting on litigation finance, risk assessment, class actions, litigation management, dispute ...

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 ...

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 ...

This content is available exclusively to Lawyers Weekly premium members. Key players: The Moray & Agnew team was led by special counsel Eric Ho, who was supported by lawyer Emilie van Baalen and also ...

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 ...

Working in law is a test of resilience, but for those in the highest-conflict categories – think criminal law, family law, and domestic violence matters – it’s a marathon of empathy, exposure, and ...

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 ...

In May this year, it was revealed that 82 per cent of Australian workers were feeling pressured to work additional hours — with legal recruiters at the time confirming that “lawyers’ hours have always ...

The case is part of the Securency bribery scandal, one of the biggest bribery corruption prosecutions that reached the very top of Australia’s financial system and had connections to powerful ...