Casenotes Conflict fail leads to professional misconduct A West Australian solicitor in an obvious conflict of interest situation faces a professional misconduct charge. , Shane Budden
Casenotes Practitioner’s passport to public reprimand Council of the Law Society of New South Wales v DRE [2021] NSWCATOD 4 , Janelle Linato
In practice Do you realise you have given an undertaking? All practices should have an appropriate management system in place, including a function to monitor undertakings.
What's new in succession law Equanimities of equity Property, promises and the passage of time , Christine Smyth
Casenotes Consumer law – Australian Consumer Law – statutory guarantees – unconscionable conduct – misleading or deceptive conduct Australian Competition and Consumer Law v Jayco Corporation Pty Ltd [2020] FCA 1672 , Dan Star QC
Casenotes Property – High Court sets aside stay order – Full Court misapplied res judicata and Anshun estoppel Clayton v Bant [2020] HCA 44 , Robert Glade-Wright
Casenotes Costs – husband wins appeal of costs order – wife’s settlement offer did not conclude all matters in issue Paradin [2020] FamCAFC 245 , Robert Glade-Wright
Casenotes Solicitor disciplined over failure to obtain opponent’s consent for court communication Legal Services Commissioner v Rosen LPC 01/2020 , Lauren Bicknell
Casenotes Children – single expert – general child and family psychiatrist preferred over specialist perinatal psychiatrist Lambard & Lambard and Ors (No.2) [2020] FamCA 858 , Robert Glade-Wright
Casenotes Property – wife fails in her attempt to have a related company pay partial property settlement Russo and Russo & Ors [2020] FCWA 182 , Robert Glade-Wright
In practice Updated regulatory regime for Queensland engineering The Board of Professional Engineers Queensland now has enhanced investigative and enforcement powers. , Tim Jones, Daniel Maroske
What's new in succession law Further provision application clarifies limits to District Court monetary jurisdiction A recent District Court case appears to answer a key question on how limits on the court's monetary jurisdiction are interpreted. , Christine Smyth
In practice Practice Advisory Service offers free state-wide consultations The QLS Practice Advisory Service offers a complimentary service for sole to micro/small practices across Queensland.
Casenotes Overlooked defence leads to disciplinary action Legal Services Commissioner v Corbin LPC 01/2020 (1 December 2020) , Lauren Bicknell
In practice Duties of applicants in ex parte applications Lessons from Mineralogy v Western Australia. , William Isdale, Sam Walpole
Family law Does what happens in Dubai stay in Dubai? Clayton v Bant [2020] HCA 44 , Ann-Maree McDiarmid
Casenotes Lawyer learns vindictiveness has no place in court Law Society of BC v Edwards, [2020] LSBC 57 , Lauren Bicknell