Discipline Updates
The Queensland Law Society Ethics Centre releases “Discipline Updates”. The updates are designed to provide a summary of recent discipline decisions to help solicitors proactively avoid complaints.
The Centre is committed to assisting solicitors maintain high standards of professional conduct.
Discipline decisions will be published regularly on this website.
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12 June 2018
Professional misconduct and unsatisfactory professional conduct – criminal offences
24 May 2018
Professions and trades – lawyers – complaints and discipline – professional misconduct and unsatisfactory conduct – other matters
17 May 2018
Disciplinary proceedings – fit and proper person – appeal from the Queensland Civil and Administrative Tribunal – removal from Roll of Solicitors
10 May 2018
Complaints and discipline – disciplinary proceedings – professional misconduct and unsatisfactory professional conduct – falsification of documents threatening letters – mental health as a mitigating circumstance.
10 May 2018
Lawyers’ complaints and discipline – professional misconduct or unsatisfactory professional conduct – neglect and delay.
3 May 2018
Complaints and discipline – professional misconduct and unsatisfactory professional conduct – solicitor’s costs.
26 April 2018
Professions and trades – lawyers – complaints and discipline – professional misconduct and unsatisfactory conduct
4 April 2018
Disciplinary proceedings – professional misconduct or unsatisfactory professional conduct – neglect and delay – trust funds.
8 December 2017
Professional misconduct and unsatisfactory professional conduct – criminal offences – whether the respondent is permanently unfit to practise or is not a fit and proper person to be a legal practitioner of the Supreme Court
29 November 2017
Legal Profession – barrister continuing to practise without renewing practising certificate – barrister made false and misleading statements to clients, solicitors, courts and legal aid – application in inherent jurisdiction to remove the barrister from the roll – court satisfied of unfitness to practise