In the annals of legal misadventure, Australian lawyer Brad Haden Frost has carved out a niche all his own. Faced with the awkward task of sacking his legal assistant, Ms K, Frost decided to soften the blow by inventing a helpful contact-let’s call him “Mr D”-who was supposedly on the lookout for fresh legal talent. […]
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Brisbane lawyer Ericson Tang pleaded guilty to charges of fraud and forgery resulting from an apparent sex addiction issue after he was found to have stolen $10,000 from a clients. Despite his conviction, a court has ruled that Tang will remain on the legal register and is not being struck off as a solicitor. He avoided
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When Legal Branding Goes Too Far Ben Thomson, LawFuel contributing editor In a case that perfectly illustrates the clash between modern legal marketing and traditional courtroom decorum, a Michigan lawyer’s colorful dragon logo has been forcibly “slain” by an unimpressed federal magistrate judge. Jacob A. Perrone of “Dragon Lawyers PC” thought his purple dragon mascot
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Norma Harris In what might be the most expensive football tickets ever purchased, a Melbourne lawyer has fumbled his career after calling in sick to attend AFL Gather Round in Adelaide – proving once again that social media and dishonesty mix about as well as tequila and professional responsibility. Mitchell Fuller, a former Greens local
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From Legal Briefs to Board Game Design for Simon Mortlock New Zealand lawyer Simon Mortlock’s law career transition has seen 53 years as a practicing lawyer to developing a winning board game to benefit his local community. NZ Law Jobs Here The retired founding partner of Christchurch law firm Mortlock McCormack Law has channeled his
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Basrristers disciplined over ‘LGBTQ ‘joke’ posted in elevators Two veteran Melbourne barristers, John F. Perry and Robert G. Squirrell, have been officially disciplined after admitting to involvement in posting an offensive and demeaning “joke” targeting LGBTQ lawyers in the lifts of the Owen Dixon Chambers East, in Melbourne. Citations:
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f you thought class action was a contact sport, wait until you hear what’s been happening at Pogust Goodhead. The London-based litigation shop that made its name (and burned through a fair bit of investor cash) chasing down corporate behemoths is now facing a drama worthy of its own mini-series.
Pogust Goodhead burst onto the scene with a business model that could make even the most jaded litigation funder’s eyes water.
However there has been trouble brewing and, as The Times reported this week, the law firm’s own auditors have questioned whether the firm can continue as a going concern. Read More . .
The Dorsey & Musk Battle on IP Law Jacqui Coombe, LawFuel contributor When Jack Dorsey, the bearded oracle of Twitter (now X), tweeted “delete all IP law,” and Elon Musk, the world’s most famous meme stock, replied “I agree,” the legal world collectively spit out its coffee. Was this a joke, a provocation, or the
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Ponzi Financial Scheme By Attorney Leads To Jail NEWARK, N.J. – A Somerset County, New Jersey, disbarred attorney was sentenced to 30 months in prison for a wire fraud scheme, U.S. Attorney Alina Habba announced. Lawrence Coven, 61, of Hillsborough, New Jersey, previously pleaded guilty before U.S. District Court Judge Robert Kirsch in Trenton federal court
The Strange Case of Auckland Lawyer Benjamin Wong Benjamin Wong has been struck off the rolls by the Lawyers and Conveyancers Disciplinary Tribunal for an extensive scheme of forgery and client deception spanning nearly two years – and yet there was no apparent benefit to Wong in any of the misdeeds. >> A new job?
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