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Latest news: Lawyer
Timeline set down for Shane Drumgold's legal challenge
A date has been set for the ACT's ex-top prosecutor Shane Drumgold's bid to overturn findings against him after the inquiry into Bruce Lehrmann's prosecution.
Sep 28, 2023
Lawyers lose in better deal for pelvic mesh victims
A law firm that ran two class actions for women harmed by pelvic mesh implants will lose out on a $38.5 million cut of $405 million in settlement funds.
Sep 21, 2023
Victorian judge to oversee ex-DPP Drumgold's legal bid
A Victorian Supreme Court judge has been put forward to oversee a legal challenge by the ACT's former top prosecutor against the territory's government.
Sep 21, 2023
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Court admits failing staff before employee's death
Court Services Victoria has admitted failing to adequately identify risks to the psychosocial health of employees before a senior lawyer's death in 2018.
Sep 14, 2023
'Nose is ready': lawyer sentenced for drugs with client
A Gold Coast lawyer has been given a suspended jail sentence for drug possession including consuming a line of cocaine with a client just released on parole.
Aug 21, 2023
Police chasing new leads after lawyer shot outside home
Investigators have asked a lawyer shot outside his Sydney home to urgently re-examine data on his mobile phone after new information came to light in the case.
Aug 16, 2023
Jailed pedophile ex-priest stripped of law credentials
Two years after being jailed for sexually exploiting boys in multiple Asian countries, Peter Andrew Hansen has been struck off the roll of lawyers.
Aug 15, 2023
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Shot solicitor's devices to be returned after seizure
Electronic devices seized from criminal defence lawyer Mahmoud Abbas after he was shot outside his home should be returned by police, a judge has said.
Aug 14, 2023
Shot lawyer, police commissioner in fight over devices
A criminal defence lawyer has taken the NSW police commissioner to court seeking the return of his phone and laptop seized after he was shot leaving his home.
Aug 08, 2023
Lawyer not guilty of wiping husband's link to murder
Alev Rojda Oncu has been found not guilty of destroying evidence linking her husband to a murder, sighing in relief as she was dismissed from court.
Aug 04, 2023
Lawyer couldn't live without murderer hubby, jury told
Soon after his arrest for murder, a lawyer told her husband she "couldn't do life without him" before allegedly destroying evidence linking him to the crime.
Aug 03, 2023
Lawyers denied extra $32m for pelvic mesh class action
A law firm's bid to take more than a third of a $300 million pelvic mesh class action settlement has been described as putting "lipstick on a pig".
Aug 03, 2023
Lawyer accused of hiding her husband's link to murder
A solicitor told her husband not to do anything stupid before he committed murder and she allegedly tried to wipe CCTV footage linking him to the crime.
Aug 02, 2023
Qantas pilot turned fake solicitor fined
Former Qantas pilot Nathan Whitehall has been fined and ordered to be of good behaviour for pretending to be a qualified solicitor.
Jul 12, 2023
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Calls for special investigator as Lawyer X sues cops
Barrister Nicola Gobbo is suing Victoria Police, claiming officers were negligent and put her safety at risk.
Jul 01, 2023
Derision over 'cowardly' Lawyer X investigator decision
The state government's decision to disband a probe into Victoria's Lawyer X scandal has been met with criticism from former judges and legal experts.
Jun 28, 2023
'Legacy destroyed': Lawyer who stole from dead jailed
A former Victorian lawyer who stole $420,000 from dead clients' estates as his finances spiralled will spend at least 12 months behind bars.
Jun 20, 2023
Lawyer jailed for fraudulently taking clients' money
Veteran Brisbane lawyer Lance Geoffrey Rigley has been jailed after fraudulently taking almost $81,000 from clients over three-and-a-half years.
Jun 19, 2023
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