Dad always kept things civil.
Lawyer Anthony Grant is facing a significant amount of time behind bars for allegedly trafficking a commercial quantity of illicit drugs in Melbourne.
The former senior counsel,from one of Victoria’s notable legal families,is alleged to have rorted claimants in the Banksia Securities class action scheme out of millions of dollars.
One of the country’s most prominent judges has labelled the affordability of litigation as a justice system “failure”,revealing he is troubled by a lack of trust in the courts.
Lex Lasry says the rise in youth crime is horrifying and that society is getting more violent. But,he says,the bail system is still vital.
Lawyer Zoe Davis,34,is suing the legal industry regulator after it suspended her from practising law and appointed an independent manager to run her firm.
Transformational change is required now to give vital free legal services the stability and certainty they need,and to ensure that access to justice is facilitated for all.
The OPP has condemned the comments of its former chief Crown prosecutor who said Indigenous people should be grateful they weren’t settled by the French.
Or just cooking up a conspiracy?
Two Melbourne lawyers charged with perverting the course of justice have failed to have reporting of their names suppressed from the public.
This masthead has reported on an alleged Chinese-Australian money laundering organisation that moved an estimated $10 billion while amassing a portfolio comprising Sydney mansions.