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Fake lawyer's short-lived 'career' aped Suits plot

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Matthew Laba pleaded guilty to six charges relating to his unqualified legal practice. The charges stemmed from allegations he had acted without a licence as a solicitor in NSW courts, including cross-examining witnesses and making submissions before magistrates. The 29-year-old was handed a nine-month intensive corrections order - a type of custodial sentence served in the community.

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Fake Sydney lawyer's short-lived 'career' mirrored plot of TV series Suits

A man whose career skewed a little too close to a plot line from US TV drama Suits has been fined and ordered to serve an in-community jail term for practising as a lawyer without a licence.Matthew Laba pleaded guilty to six charges relating to his unqualified legal practice, allegations brought in a private prosecution by the Law Society of NSW.The charges stemmed from allegations he had acted without a licence as a solicitor in NSW courts, inc…

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