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Lawyer's leave to appear in doubt, after cavalier conduct before FWA

Fair Work Australia's Senior Deputy President Peter Richards has refused to order costs against an unfair dismissal applicant's solicitor for his "cavalier" and "dilatory" conduct in failing to comply with directions, but has ordered him to produce a copy of the tribunal's scathing ruling if he seeks leave to appear in future.

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