Dirk Branford (pictured) has joined Aaron McDonald, Elizabeth McLean, and Nick Malone as a director of Pragma Lawyers. This content is available exclusively to Lawyers Weekly premium members. He is, ...

While the first of the six would not justify a suspension of his practising certificate on its own, the Legal Services and Complaints Committee told the tribunal the penalty should be imposed because ...

This aligns with the record-breaking volume of pro bono work undertaken by Australian lawyers, where there has been an 11.5 per cent increase in pro bono hours, rising from 700,910 in the 2022–23 ...

A Melbourne-based barrister has been found guilty on two counts of unsatisfactory professional conduct and two counts of professional conduct for, among other things, a non-appearance at a County ...

Lauren is a journalist at Lawyers Weekly and graduated with a Bachelor of Journalism from Macleay College. Prior to joining Lawyers Weekly, she worked as a trade journalist for media and travel ...

A proposed law in Queensland, which has sparked heated debate, would grant residents the right to use lethal force to protect their homes. However, this measure has drawn strong criticism from lawyers ...

In an unsuccessful application to the NSW Civil and Administrative Tribunal (NCAT), Waterstreet said the non-publication orders for the two women should be lifted because the “prospect of reputational ...

“Where there are disputed questions of fact, which might be capable of resolution on an application such as this, the absence of persuasive affidavit material from a person on the plaintiff’s side ...

Around November 2020, the owner of an Adelaide roofing company met with his lawyer, John Mark Fitzpatrick, and was told “not to worry” about a contractual claim out of alleged defective work because ...

Yolande Dubow, a solicitor who claims to have 40 years of experience, has failed to appeal a Fair Work decision to not hear her complaint that she was forced out of East Coast Law after sleeping in ...

“Their dedication to our clients has been instrumental in driving our firm’s success, and we look forward to their many more contributions in the years to come. This year has been particularly ...

“Flex commission arrangements allowed car dealers to set the interest rate and loan term on car loans. The higher the interest rate and the longer the loan term, the greater the commission received by ...