Austell v Somerset LCRO 76 / 2009 (2 September 2009) [pdf, 113 KB]
...the fee was not fair and reasonable. Rule 1.04 of the Rules of Professional Conduct for Barristers and Solicitors provides: 12 A practitioner shall not act for more than one party in the same transaction or matter without the prior informed consent of all parties. Mr Austell breached r 1.04 when he undertook the work of a lawyer for both Ms Somerset and Y in relation to the separation agreement. In so doing he also failed to address the conflict of interest in the manner set ou...