Disciplinary and Related Matters for Solicitors
Professional conduct complaints
Complaints of this nature often come with a level of discomfort and stress. They have the potential to impact on your day to day practice as a lawyer. More serious complaints have the potential to result in the loss of your livelihood (temporarily or permanently), reputational issues or even criminal charges. Experience shows that such matters are best dealt with the help of an experienced and knowledgeable practitioner and an independent, objective guiding hand.
Ben Cohen has extensive experience and knowledge dealing with such matters and, more generally, with ethical and professional standards issues. Since its inception, the firm has acted on behalf of solicitors to represent and protect their interests.
Further, members of the legal profession, or persons seeking to gain admission as legal practitioners, are required to meet high standards to obtain, and maintain, their practising certificates. We are able to assist solicitors, or persons seeking admission to the profession, for whom issues arise in this regard.
Case Studies >
- Providing submissions to the Legal Services Commission in response to a range of complaints against clients, and assisting to respond to investigations.
- Acting in disciplinary proceedings before the Queensland Legal Services Commission and the Supreme Court of Queensland, including appearing personally as advocate.
- Providing submissions to the Queensland Law Society on fit and proper issues.
- Providing submissions to the Queensland Law Society to assist in obtaining admission to practice.