Queensland Civil and Administrative Tribunal

Strike-off recommended for Qld lawyer who stole $1m from family
A Queensland solicitor jailed for the $1,000,000 theft from a family business has been recommended for removal from the...
19 June 2026
By Naomi Neilson
Supervision blunder ends in discipline for Qld director
A Queensland firm director engaged in unsatisfactory professional conduct by her failure to appropriately manage a...
03 June 2026
By Naomi Neilson
Sole director to be struck off for illegal practising
For four years, a former sole director engaged in legal practice and charged fees despite not holding a practising...
28 May 2026
By Naomi Neilson
Slap on the wrist for lawyer practising without certificate
A former Queensland solicitor avoided “more significant sanctions” for engaging in legal practice when he was not...
21 May 2026
By Naomi Neilson
Strike-off looming for Qld solicitor who lied to clients
A Queensland solicitor will face a strike-off application for stinging clients along with lies while their case sat...
19 May 2026
By Naomi Neilson
Personal injury promotions scrutinised in legal misconduct case
The disciplinary action against a Gold Coast solicitor for breaches of the Personal Injuries Proceedings Act has raised...
14 May 2026
By Naomi Neilson
Legal body to pay up for ‘factually incorrect’ disciplinary action
Queensland’s legal watchdog was ordered to pay costs for pursuing disciplinary action based on allegations that...
14 April 2026
By Naomi Neilson
Lawyer v real estate agent: Dishonesty claims, public reviews and a reprimand
A Queensland lawyer was reprimanded for making a public allegation that his real estate agent engaged in dishonest...
12 March 2026
By Naomi Neilson
Veteran solicitor struck off over supervision blunders
Due to delegation and practice management failures, a Queensland solicitor with an otherwise unblemished three-decade...
09 March 2026
By Naomi Neilson
Tribunal penalises ‘petty’ lawyer for slow compliance
A principal lawyer has been reprimanded for his “petty” and unsatisfactory refusal to hand over client documents.
04 February 2026
By Naomi Neilson
Strike off recommended for lawyer who ‘opted out’ of professional responsibilities
For ignoring notices related to complaints made by four separate clients, a Queensland lawyer was hit with a...
02 February 2026
By Naomi Neilson
In-house lawyer suspended for lying to cover family member’s offence
A Queensland legal practitioner has been reprimanded and suspended for swearing a false declaration in an attempt to...
30 January 2026
By Naomi Neilson
Qld lawyer penalised for making speculative allegations
The principal solicitor of a boutique Queensland firm was publicly reprimanded for making unfounded allegations about...
21 January 2026
By Naomi Neilson
Qld barrister fails to claw back practising certificate
A Queensland tribunal upheld the Bar Association’s decision to refuse to renew a practising certificate for a...
14 January 2026
By Naomi Neilson
Reprimand for Qld solicitor duped by fake lawyer
A tribunal has penalised a Queensland legal practitioner director who turned a blind eye to the dishonest conduct of a...
13 January 2026
By Naomi Neilson
Reprimand upgraded to strike-off for lawyer who stole from client
The Queensland Civil and Administrative Tribunal was wrong to only impose a public reprimand on a solicitor whose...
30 October 2025
By Naomi Neilson
‘Unfortunate’ loophole denies compensation to clients of disciplined solicitor
A Queensland solicitor could be struck off for a failure to deliver competent legal services, but the clients he left...
13 October 2025
By Naomi Neilson
Qld lawyer jailed for child exploitation material to be struck off
A Queensland law lecturer who was caught with dozens of explicit images of victims he secretly filmed, including an...
16 September 2025
By Naomi Neilson
Qld lawyer may be struck-off for visa blows
A Queensland tribunal recommended the name of a solicitor be removed from the roll for his failures to deliver...
01 September 2025
By Naomi Neilson
‘Rude’ emails have no place in family law, tribunal says
In defending himself against an allegation he sent an inappropriate and rude email to an opposing solicitor, a...
27 August 2025
By Naomi Neilson