Legal Profession Act & Ethics Committee

16 Mar 2022

How to lawfully hold and dispose of Wills and Safe Custody Documents

The Legal Profession Act & Ethics Committee clarifies how safe custody documents should be held and disposed of.

20 Oct 2021

Ethics and standards in practice: Communication with another solicitor’s client

In our regular in-depth ethics case study, Professional Standards Manager Rob Reis discusses a recent case.

16 Jul 2021

Hearsay 14-2021

Nominations now open for the 2021 ACT Law Awards, New guidance note: Check in CBR and client confidentiality, Military Law Committee update, Court updates, Changes to the law in relation to the regulation of debt management services.

14 Jul 2021

Does the Check in CBR app breach lawyer/client confidentiality?

The Legal Profession Act & Ethics Committee clarifies the interaction between client confidentiality and the Check in CBR app.

5 Jul 2021

Ethics and standards in practice: On whose authority can a law practice disburse trust money?

In our regular in-depth ethics case study, Professional Standards Manager Rob Reis discusses a recent case.

29 Mar 2021

Secure express instructions when dealing with trust money

In our first in-depth ethics case study, Professional Standards Manager Rob Reis discusses a recent case.

14 Dec 2020

Answering ethics questions - A trust account dilemma or; "Let's hold back some money in Trust..."

Ross Watch from the Law Society’s Legal Profession Act & Ethics Committee provides some advice on the traps inherent in retaining money in trust accounts without express authority from your client.