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.

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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…

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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…

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When do I need to apologise to a client?

Our profession seems to be a very apologetic one.

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Continuing Professional Development requirements

Practitioners are reminded that the current Continuing Professional Development (CPD) year ends on 31 March 2025.

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“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…

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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…

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Top five tips to prepare for AML reforms

Act now and get ahead of the curve: AML/CTF obligations will extend to gatekeeper professions such as lawyers, from 1 July 2026.

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Complying with the conditions on your practising certificate

An Australian practising certificate (PC) issued by the Council of the Law Society of New South Wales (Council) is subject to various conditions imposed by…

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