Small law practices and privacy law: the impact of Tranche 2 AML/CTF reforms
AML/CTF Reporting Entities will also have privacy obligations
By Carol Prasad - 5 min read
Costs and conduct: a lesson from White House (No. 2)
This case illustrates how a party’s outcome for costs orders can be impacted by procedural missteps in appealing costs orders in NCAT.
By John-Paul Panarello and Mary Tabaco - 7 min read
Message Undeliverable: how trauma impacts client communication
Many solicitors likely relate to the feeling that, no matter how deliberately they communicate throughout a matter, some clients just won’t cooperate.
By Anna Fischer - 7 min read
Crossing the line: pitfalls for solicitors acting in loan and guarantee matters
Since 1996 there have been rules in place in New South Wales in relation to the evidence that a solicitor for a lender may require…
By Jen McMillan - 3 min read
Supervised Legal Practice – breaking down the border walls of interstate supervision
Remember the feelings of stress and anxiety that dominated during the coronavirus disease (COVID-19)pandemic, when the roads connecting neighbouring states and territories were suddenly blocked?…
By Mehzabin Farazi - 6 min read
To be or not to be engaging in legal practice?
Lawyers frequently encounter the question whether the work they do is considered engaging in legal practice and therefore requires them to hold a current practising…
By Dora Chan - 9 min read
What can I do if another solicitor is being difficult?
Don’t worry, we get asked this a lot.
By Linden Barnes - 2 min read
August 2025: A summary of recent decisions by the PCC
There were eight matters determined this quarter.
By Legal Regulation Department - 6 min read
Interstate legal disciplinary decisions: August 2025
A summary of interstate disciplinary decisions involving solicitors.
By Legal Regulation Department - 6 min read