Summary of PCC decisions: November 2025
A summary of PCC decisions to from July to September 2025
Ethics must be part of your trust account’s DNA
Regulatory and compliance solicitor, FRANCES MOFFITT, reminds us how falsehoods involving trust money can bring the whole profession into disrepute.
Conflict of interest – do you have a conflict check procedure system?
FRANCES MOFFITT explores a useful tool to protect against conflict of interest and personal bias.
No laughing matter
Almost every barrister and litigator in court has chuckled at a wry remark from a judge. But how appropriate is banter from the bench in…
Why conflict is essential to forward motion
Healthy conflict will lift performance. But it’s essential to create the right environment for it.
New restrictions for lawyers involved in Managed Investment Schemes
New laws restricting lawyers’ involvement in managed investment schemes and mortgage practices are expected to commence on 1 July 2018. By PAMELA HANRAHAN.
How (and why) to fire a difficult client
No business likes to turn down a paying customer. But for law firms, firing bad clients isn’t just important, it’s essential.
This time it’s personal: defamation claims against lawyers
There is an increasing tendency for solicitors to raise accusations of defamation during professional conflict. This brings more heat than light. By ELISSA BAXTER.
The wellbeing road test
Law and professional services firms are constantly coming up with new strategies to keep their workers happy, healthy and motivated.
Avoiding elder financial abuse: safeguards solicitors should have in place
The Law Reform Commission’s report, Elder Abuse – A National Response, recommends safeguards to minimise risk of abuse in cases of ‘enduring appointments’. By DARRYL…
The human cost of corporate life
Wellness is a holistic, ongoing, and very human necessity – not just a work issue. So there’s a need to move past box-ticking.