False CPD declaration was unsatisfactory conduct

An obligation to treat lawyers and others with respect and courtesy

Failed to notify clients caveat lapsed

A lawyer who failed to notify his clients that a caveat had lapsed has been fined $4,000.

Misuse of A & I form - high end unsatisfactory conduct

Not carrying out instructions

Breach of intervention and fees rules

Lawyer “lost all professional objectivity”

Failed to protect client's interests

Deducted fees without valid withholding clause

Lawyer misused court process