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Entries in Law Society NSW (12)

Tuesday
Feb182025

The Saints Go Marching In

Cash cow has to claw its way back to the LCA's inner sanctum ... Stephen Estcourt cleans up in Mercury settlement ... Amex rides two horses in expiring guarantee cases ... Simmo bins the paperwork ... Attorneys General should not come from the solicitors' branch ... Goings On from February 9, 2009

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Friday
Nov072014

Silent investor 

NSW bar mum about its money ... Has it got ethical investments? ... Men are not necessary as Law Society elections send city solicitors into the reject bin ... Warnings for NT barristers not to be "cowards" prompts snippy reactions 

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Friday
Sep262014

Constitutional crisis

Slicing-up the pie for the post-admission legal education market ... Lots of loot at stake as College of Law tries to push the NSW Law Society off a cliff ... Constitutional amendment ... Getting out from under the skirts 

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Wednesday
Dec182013

Black marks

Repetition of the same error does not amount to "consistent" conduct ... Property finance scam ... Law Society's case goes nowhere on appeal ... However, distressing findings in bank loans contract case ... And forgetting to tell the bar association all the bad things that happened in life ... Reporter Alix Piatek 

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Tuesday
Jul162013

Ghostly confusion over authorship

Wrong byline on Law Society prez's article in the Fin Review ... Seeking the "number one" barrister in the land ... Lionel Murphy's ALAO anniversary celebrated in enemy territory 

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Tuesday
Jul162013

Wymyn-in-Law

Another step in the search for gender equality in legal practice ... "Thought leadership" from the NSW Law Society ... More of the same ... Inquiries needed into the role of men and the management of law firms ... Attrition and reengagement ... Alix Piatek reports 

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Monday
Mar042013

Missing in action

NSW lawyers disciplinary register falls into disrepair ... Missing names ... Legal Services Commissioner says he doesn't know about disciplinary findings that are publicly available ... Hydra-headed regulatory regime dysfunctional  

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Tuesday
Jan222013

Cloudy conditions at the NSW Law Society

Ethics committee purged by incoming Law Soc prez ... New guidelines on cloud computing and outsourcing not adopted ... Distressed email 

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Friday
Jul202012

Double the trouble

Spanking lawyers for misconduct is a double-handed affair, with professional and statutory bodies passing the parcel between themselves … Fractious row breaks out in Queensland ... Tom Westbrook examines the omelet that is "professional regulation" 

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Tuesday
Jun192012

Robert Bryden resigns - sort of

Consequences for gun-hating PI prince following misconduct finding … Not fit and proper for LawCover board ... Yet still OK for Law Society council ... Pinged for relatively insignificant touting 

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Wednesday
Jun132012

A mere trifle

Queensland QCs arm twisting republican SCs ... Too many barristerial layers ... Sacking of 'staves spreads to the Dizzo ... Judges need to sharpen their writing if they criticise wordy affidavits ... Memories of Michael Lawler on the 12th floor Wentworth-Selborne ... Law Society president's divorce driven charity drive 

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Monday
Aug222011

No money in beer

Misfortunes in the pubs and hospitality caper ... Solicitor tossed off the jam roll ... No tax returns for 21 years ... Law Society and Legal Services Commissioner rapped for going soft on misconduct of prominent liquor licensing guru  

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