Tag: Solicitor conduct

During enforcement of family law property orders, a solicitor was referred to the South Australian Legal Profession Conduct Commissioner after helping his client arrange borrowings that breached court orders, well beyond the limit the court had permitted, while also acting for a separately represented party in the same transactions.
The Court made no findings of misconduct and referred the matter for investigation only, reinforcing that a family lawyer’s paramount duty to the court can be breached by facilitating a client’s non-compliance.