
A Federal Circuit Court judge removed a threat to imprison parents who did not follow his family law orders when he released a written version of his oral decision, an appeal court has found…
It was a Family Court psychologist’s report that came with a heavy cost. Not only in monetary terms — although at $25,000 the psychologist’s fees were high. But also in its human toll, which continues more than seven years after it was handed to the Family Court of Western Australia…
I am writing to draw your attention to the inquiry and to invite you or your organisation to make a submission to this inquiry. Submissions are due by 18 December 2019…
The Civil and Administrative Tribunal of NSW ordered Mr Berger be removed from the roll of local lawyers, after finding him guilty of a wide range of conduct, including overcharging in the case of Mrs N, misappropriation of funds from various estates, and failing to disclose costs…
A Family Court judge has delivered a blistering judgment on the “culture of bitter, adversarial and highly aggressive family law litigation” in Sydney and blasted two law firms for charging “outrageous” fees…
NSW lawyer Sonny Wilson has been stripped of his practising certificate after being found guilty of using fake invoices to swindle money from the Legal Aid system…
A West Australian couple with $1.8 million in assets racked up more than $1.1m in lawyers’ fees during a bitter separation, after which a Supreme Court ruled the husband’s lawyer had lost objectivity and overcharged him, including for up to 24.8 hours of work in a single day…
NSW court rejects claim to disqualify a female judge for being “feminist” and “left leaning”..
Naughty lawyers are not immune from register fever and their prior misdeeds are supposed to be online within the website of the Office of the Legal Services Commissioner, within the website of Lawlink, the online manifestation of the Department of Attorney-General and Justice. Good luck finding it…