A NSW barrister who continued to practice in local courts without a valid certificate has received a suspended prison sentence for criminal contempt, after a judge found the prospect of imprisonment was “the last remaining means of deterring him from contravening court orders.”
A judge has rejected a request for bail by NSW Labor Minister Ian Macdonald, Eddie Obeid and his son Moses as they appeal their convictions for conspiring to rig a tender process and secure a coal mining exploration licence for the Obeids’ land in the Bylong Valley.
A former barrister has continued to practice in local courts without a valid practising certificate, in “very serious” criminal contempt of a court-ordered injunction, the NSW Bar Association has told a court.
A NSW barrister has been hit with an injunction for working without a valid practising certificate after a judge made a complaint to the Bar Association.
A leading class action lawyer has defeated an attempt by the Law Society of NSW to revive professional misconduct proceedings against him.