Janelle Linato – Proctor

About Janelle Linato

Janelle Linato is a law student in the QLS Ethics and Practice Centre.

Articles by Janelle Linato

Case notes

QCAT scraps ‘not fair and reasonable’ costs agreement

Janelle Linato

Succession law

Lack of capacity leads court to reject property transfer

Grace van Baarle, Janelle Linato

Case notes

Cases of conflict: When will solicitors be restrained?

Two recent cases illustrate the approach of the courts to instances where solicitors face a potential conflict of interest.

Janelle Linato

Case notes

Federal Court confirms commissioner not constrained by ‘Harman undertaking’

In La Mancha Africa S.A.R.L v Commissioner of Taxation, the Federal Court determined whether the Harman undertaking restricted the respondent's use of subpoenaed documents.

Janelle Linato

Case notes

Solicitor acts for friends, engages in professional misconduct

A practitioner who doubted a case's merit but felt pressured to act has learnt the hard way that acting for friends can lead to unwanted consequences.

Janelle Linato