The advent of the internet exacerbated this problem, with clients able to search articles and opinions – with sources of various levels of expertise – to challenge a practitioner’s guidance, advice and strategies.
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.
The High Court has reshaped institutional liability by confirming that organisations caring for children and other vulnerable individuals owe a non-delegable duty that can render them strictly liable for intentional criminal acts committed by their delegates, regardless of the systems or safeguards they had in place.
QCAT has delivered a decision touching on the professional obligations binding practitioners when matters involve a client with borderline or otherwise declining capacity.
To mark the 30th anniversary of its Australia Branch, the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators recently reflected on key trends in arbitration since its foundation and looked ahead to the future.
