Practice Support Tips

When should practitioners not act as stakeholders of disputed funds?

03/02/2023

Where 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?

04/09/2023

What can I do if there is a dispute regarding funds in trust?

Verification of client identity

14/10/2022

FAQ’s for Queensland legal practitioners on verification of client identity

Use of Additional pages when preparing Enduring Powers of Attorney or Advance Health Directives

17/11/2023

Use of Additional pages when preparing Enduring Powers of Attorney or Advance Health Directives

Superannuation Payments

01/04/2016

The 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

15/02/2018

Practitioners are reminded of their obligations under section 57 of the Legal Profession Regulation 2017.

Project Management in Legal Practice

25/10/2016

Project 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

09/03/2021

The 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.

Notice of Intention to Commence Legal Practice

24/04/2024

Practitioners considering practising in other jurisdictions are reminded of their obligations to notify the respective professional body of that jurisdiction in this table.

No contact rule still applies to e-signing

15/04/2024

No contact rule still applies to e-signing