LCRO 76/2024 QM v BY (13 December 2024) [pdf, 240 KB]
...been changed. Introduction [1] QM has applied to review a determination of the [Area] Standards Committee [X] (the Committee) dated 17 May 2024, in which the Committee took no further action on her complaint about the professional conduct of her former lawyer, BY. [2] In simple terms QM’s complaint raised two issues: BY’s competence when acting for her, and the level of legal fees he charged her.1 [3] The Committee based its decision upon s 138(2) of the Lawyers and Conveyancers...