Praag v W & T Lawyers [2008] VCAT 307 was a rare thing: a case in VCAT's Legal Practice List actually prosecuted pursuant to the Legal Profession Act, 2004. Mr Praag was his late mother's executor. Before her death, she lived in Canberra. Her assets were a house in Canberra and [...]
Entries Tagged as '"professional negligence"'
VCAT cancels bill and leaves solicitor wholly unremunerated for sloppy work
March 4th, 2008 · 5 Comments
Tags: "professional negligence" · Legal Profession Act · Professional fees and disbursements · Solicitor client bills of costs · costs disclosure defaults
Roisin Annesley's Victorian Barristers' practice guide
October 29th, 2006 · No Comments
The Bar has produced a practice guide. It is a great achievement and stands as a beacon for the Law Institute's future efforts at promulgating knowledge of the practice rules. The Bar actually has something called the Professional Standards Education Committee. Written by Roisin Annesley, it was launched by Victoria Marles, the Legal Services Commissioner [...]
Tags: "professional negligence" · Book reviews · Discipline · Ethics · Legal Profession Act · Negligence · No win no fee · Professional fees and disbursements · Retainers · concurrent duties · conflicts · costs disclosure defaults · costs disputes · current client and past client · duties of confidentiality · duties regarding witnesses · duty and duty · duty and interest · duty to court · interest of associate · litigation ethics · procedure · setting aside costs agreements
