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Disciplinary register: Suspension, reprimands handed to lawyers in June and July
In the last two months, several lawyers were added to legal disciplinary registers and handed a range of penalties, from suspension of a practising certificate to reprimands, fines and costs. Here are the latest entries.
Naomi Neilson
Legal practitioners across four Australian states were added to the legal disciplinary registers over the last two months, with one losing his practising certificate and reprimands handed to several others.
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Listed below is the disciplinary action that occurred in NSW, Victoria, South Australia, and Western Australia in June and July.
NSW
| Name | Christopher Cole (Colevski) |
| Law practice | N/A |
| Date | 12 July 2024 |
| Action | Immediate suspension of practising certificate. |
| Name | Stewart Robert Coulson |
| Law practice | Turner Coulson Immigration Lawyers Pty Ltd, trading as Turner Coulson Immigration Lawyers |
| Date | 23 July 2024 |
| Action | Manager appointed for a period of two years. |
| Name | Kristy Howell |
| Law practice | KJR Legal Pty Ltd, trading as KJR Legal Services |
| Date | 23 July 2024 |
| Action | Solicitor was charged with a number of serious offences. Suspension of practising certificate for year ending June 2025. Manager appointed for a period of two years. |
| Name | Terence George Tomlin |
| Law practice | Plus Law Pty Ltd |
| Date | 23 July 2024 |
| Action | Manager appointed for a period of six months. |
| Name | Emilia Teti |
| Law Practice | TNV Lawyers Pty Ltd |
| Date | 26 June 2024 |
| Action | Unsatisfactory professional conduct. Reprimanded. Provide formal letter of apology to Victorian Legal Services Commission. Complete two additional continuing professional development (CPD) points in wills and estates focusing on capacity and/or enduring power of attorney. |
| Name | John Mark Fitzpatrick |
| Law practice | N/A |
| Date | 20 June 2024 |
| Action | Professional misconduct and unsatisfactory professional conduct. Failure to respond to requests for information from Legal Profession Conduct Commissioner. Failure to respond to notices. Failure to lodge low-fee-earner declaration in breach of undertaking. Failure to respond to requests from Law Society for documentation relating to MCPD requirements. Delay without reasonable excuse. Failure to respond to solicitors acting for former client. Breach of Supreme Court order. Breach of condition on practising certificate. Multiple breaches of Australian Solicitors Conduct Rules and duties owed to clients. Dishonesty. Failure to complete MCPD requirements. Making a false and misleading statement. Recommended that proceedings be commenced in the Supreme Court. |
| Name | Paul Thomas Williams |
| Law practice | N/A |
| Date | 11 June 2024 |
| Action | Professional misconduct. Public reprimand. Fined and costs. |
Naomi Neilson
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