Hua Nan Trading and insight into NCAT’s procedural operations
How the recent case of Hua Nan Trading provides insight into NCAT’s procedural operations.
By Matthew Lo - 6 min read
NCAT decisions involving solicitors
A summary of recent NCAT decisions involving solicitors.
By Legal Regulation Department - 2 min read
Decisions by the Professional Conduct Committee
A summary of decisions by the Professional Conduct Committee.
By Legal Regulation Department - 5 min read
File handling and safe custody
This article is the second in a two-part series designed to provide an overview of file management in legal practice.
By Dora Chan and Carol Prasad - 5 min read
That party wasn’t my client!
The duty to act in the best interests of the client in any matter in which the solicitor represents the client is a fundamental ethical…
By Jen McMillan - 3 min read
Confidentiality and information barriers: considerations for the modern solicitor
Lawyers are a sentimental lot, often thinking wistfully of the image of a diligent lawyer dutifully writing and shuffling papers sitting at an old-fashioned roller-top…
By Paul Monaghan - 4 min read
When do I need to apologise to a client?
Our profession seems to be a very apologetic one.
By Linden Barnes - 2 min read
Continuing Professional Development requirements
Practitioners are reminded that the current Continuing Professional Development (CPD) year ends on 31 March 2025.
By The Professional Support Unit - 2 min read
“Most unsatisfactory” conduct in addressing building defects
The Owners – Strata Plan No 95242 v Karimbla Properties reminds us that parties are expected “to facilitate the just, quick and cheap resolution of the…
By Matthew Lo and Sophie Barbour - 8 min read
Refresher: costs in probate and letters of administration matters
There is a scale of fixed costs for the various stages of probate/letters of administration, depending on the value of assets remaining at the time…
By Nick Satouris - 4 min read