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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.

user iconNaomi Neilson • 31 July 2024 • Big Law
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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.
VICTORIA

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.
SOUTH AUSTRALIA

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.
WESTERN AUSTRALIA

Name Paul Thomas Williams
Law practice N/A
Date 11 June 2024
Action Professional misconduct. Public reprimand. Fined and costs.
Note: The public legal disciplinary registers for Queensland and the ACT have not been updated since 2018 and 2021, respectively.

Naomi Neilson

Naomi Neilson

Naomi Neilson is a senior journalist with a focus on court reporting for Lawyers Weekly. 

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