This section provides practical and important information about file management, titles, project management in legal practice, clients rights, costs disclosure, postal rule and much more.
Practice Support Tips
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Work from home protocols
01/05/2020Information for implementing work from home protocols.
When should practitioners not act as stakeholders of disputed funds?
03/02/2023Where practitioners are not acting for parties who have a dispute with respect to funds
What can I do if there is a dispute regarding funds in trust?
04/09/2023What can I do if there is a dispute regarding funds in trust?
Verification of client identity
14/10/2022FAQ’s for Queensland legal practitioners on verification of client identity
Use of Additional pages when preparing Enduring Powers of Attorney or Advance Health Directives
17/11/2023Use of Additional pages when preparing Enduring Powers of Attorney or Advance Health Directives
Superannuation Payments
01/04/2016The Society’s trust account auditors have noted an increase in the number of law firms failing to pay their employees superannuation contributions.
Register of powers and estates in relation to trust money
15/02/2018Practitioners are reminded of their obligations under section 57 of the Legal Profession Regulation 2017.
Project Management in Legal Practice
25/10/2016Project management of legal matters is becoming more common in the increasingly competitive legal market with law firms seeking the benefits that project management processes and techniques provide.
Practice Note - Certification of Electronically Sealed Grants of Probate - Letters of Administration
09/03/2021The Supreme Court of Queensland has advised that practitioners will have the option to apply for Grants of Probate / Letters of Administration electronically through the Brisbane registry.
Guidance Note for Members - Disputed Wills (Contested Probate Matters) - Withdrawn
07/03/2022Guidance Note for Members - Disputed Wills (Contested Probate Matters) - Withdrawn