In 2022, the respondent solicitor became involved in a tenancy dispute with the complainant, a real estate agent who managed the residential property he occupied.
The respondent solicitor’s conduct was ‘bundled up’ into four overarching categories including issues with trust account management, acting twice in a conflict of interest, providing false or misleading information to QLS and failing to pay employees’ superannuation contributions.
QCAT has delivered a decision touching on the professional obligations binding practitioners when matters involve a client with borderline or otherwise declining capacity.
