Hunter solicitor facing professional misconduct charges has case dismissed because of flawed complaints process

By Joanne McCarthy
October 10 2019 - 4:00pm
Six solicitor discipline cases dismissed after legal challenge reveals 'irregularities which cannot be ignored'
Six solicitor discipline cases dismissed after legal challenge reveals 'irregularities which cannot be ignored'

A NSW tribunal has dismissed six disciplinary cases against solicitors, and an unknown number since 2015 could be challenged, because of "irregularities which cannot be ignored" in complaints processing by the NSW Law Society and Office of the Legal Services Commissioner.

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