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Information for Legal Practitioners
The Legal Profession Complaints Committee produces a range of publications to inform the profession and the community.
1. Brochures
2. Articles
3. Publication Notices
Brochures
The Committee has produced the following brochure:
Articles
Download the following articles which have been published:
- March 2012 - Current Issues: Caveats in Family Law matters and Preparation of witness statements
- June 2011 - You and the LPCC - How To Reduce Stress
- December 2010 - Handling Trust Money And Transit Money
- November 2010 - Rapid Resolution of Complaints
- June 2010 - Current Issues: Supervision of Junior Practitioners; Threats of Defamation; Terminating a Retainer; and Summary Conclusion
- April 2010 - Dealing with Complaints About Service Issues
- February 2010 - Current Issues: Making the Withdrawal of a Complaint a Term of Settlement; Professional Courtesy; Use of Letterhead; and Legal Aid
- December 2009 - Current Issues – Reporting Trust Account Irregularities and Mediation
- September 2009 – Summary Conclusion Powers
- June 2009 - Costs Complaints
- March 2009 – Recent matters: Taking care with correspondence to third parties about Family Court orders; Specifying GST in costs agreements; and Dealing with letters of complaint
- December 2008 - Dealing with the Legal Practitioners Complaints Committee
- November 2007 - Briefing Counsel – The First Step
- September 2007 - Sale of legal documents on websites
- February 2007 - Improper pressure by legal practitioners in correspondence
- September 2006 - Advertisements for free advice/consultations
- May 2006 - Using Professional ‘Letterhead’ in personal matters
- October 2005 - Articled Clerks: What is adequate supervision?
- July 2005 - Disclosure of Victim Impact Statements
- February 2005 - Responding to complaints and conduct enquiries
- March 2004 - Use of threats in correspondence
- November 2003 - Issuing of summonses by practitioners for recovery of costs
- June 2003 - Obtaining client agreement to deposit trust monies into a general account
- February 1998 - Advertising – ‘Free’ consultations
- November 1997 - No win no fee agreements – advising clients of their liability to pay disbursements
- October 1997 - Use of discovered documents
- February 1996 - Advertising (Professional Conduct Rule 4.2)
- September 1994 - Case Management Summonses
- June 1993 - Failure to formally discontinue action against client to recover costs