Disciplinary Register

The Register of Disciplinary Action contains information about lawyers who have been disciplined.

Disciplinary action may be taken by the Legal Profession Conduct Commissioner, the Legal Practitioners Disciplinary Tribunal, the Supreme Court or in some cases, by their interstate equivalents.

Below you can search the Register by lawyer’s name and/or the disciplinary action taken, or view the entire Register.

A finding of Professional Misconduct, whether made by the Commissioner, the Tribunal or the Supreme Court, must be published on the Register.

A less serious finding of Unsatisfactory Professional Conduct may be included on the Register, at the discretion of the Commissioner.

Not all lawyers subject to disciplinary action prior to 1 July 2014 are listed on the Register. Only lawyers who have been struck-off (ie removed from practice), suspended from practice or placed under supervision for a period of time (and which is still in effect as at 1 July 2014) are on the Register. Some information isn't on the Register for older disciplinary actions.

Lawyers found guilty of misconduct in other jurisdictions may have their details published on an interstate disciplinary action register.

If a finding that is entered on the Register is appealed, then the fact of the appeal will also be noted on the Register. If the appeal, or indeed any review:

results in the finding being quashed, then any reference to that disciplinary action must be removed from the Register;
results in the finding being otherwise varied, then the Register will be amended appropriately.

The Act and the Regulations were amended as from 30 July 2017 so that, in some cases, the Commissioner now has the discretion to remove information that he had previously included on the Register. However, he can only do so where the information relates to relatively minor misconduct, and only if it has been at least 2 years since the later of:

the inclusion of the information on the Register; and
the fulfilment of the order or requirement to which the information relates.

Disclaimer: The Commissioner is required to maintain the Register of Disciplinary Action in accordance with the Act, Section 89C. While all reasonable care is taken to make sure the information on the Register is correct and up-to-date, the Commissioner is not liable for any loss or damage that may result from reliance on the Register or from any error or deficiency in the Register. The Commissioner also has certain specific protections from liability under section 89F of the Act.

Lawyer name

Date of decision	Full name	Decision	Disciplinary action taken
2014	Patric Graham Alderman	Unprofessional Conduct	Recommend that proceedings be commenced in the Supreme Court
Full name Patric Graham Alderman Date of birth 01 November 1937 Business address * 29 Regent Street, Parkside SA 5063 Date(s) of admission 05 June 1962 Jurisdiction(s) of admission South Australia Home jurisdiction * South Australia Substance of Conduct Matter Practising without a Practising Certificate, Misleading the Conduct Board, Failure to pay Counsel fees (2) Decision Unprofessional Conduct Date of decision 17 September 2014 Disciplinary action taken Recommend that proceedings be commenced in the Supreme Court Notes Regulatory authority Legal Practitioners Disciplinary Tribunal Appeal Decision or order Link to published decision
2014	Simon Bojko	Unprofessional Conduct	Recommend that proceedings be commenced in the Supreme Court
Full name Simon Bojko Date of birth 09 February 1978 Business address * 3/185 Victoria Square, Adelaide SA 5000 Date(s) of admission 10 August 2009 Jurisdiction(s) of admission South Australia Home jurisdiction * South Australia Substance of Conduct Matter Misappropriation of trust and firm money Decision Unprofessional Conduct Date of decision 18 August 2014 Disciplinary action taken Recommend that proceedings be commenced in the Supreme Court Notes Regulatory authority Legal Practitioners Disciplinary Tribunal Appeal Decision or order Link to published decision
2014	Graham John Warburton	Unprofessional Conduct	Struck off
Full name Graham John Warburton Date of birth 10 May 1955 Business address * Suite 1, 83 Fullarton Road, Kent Town SA 5067 Date(s) of admission 01 February 1999 Jurisdiction(s) of admission South Australia Home jurisdiction * South Australia Substance of Conduct Matter - Decision Unprofessional Conduct Date of decision 20 June 2014 Disciplinary action taken Struck off Notes Regulatory authority Supreme Court Appeal - Decision or order Link to published decision
2014	Joseph Pertl	Own application for removal	Name removed from Roll of Legal Practitioners
Full name Joseph Pertl Date of birth 19 December 1937 Business address * Not known Date(s) of admission 06 March 1962 Jurisdiction(s) of admission South Australia Home jurisdiction * South Australia Substance of Conduct Matter - Decision Own application for removal Date of decision 04 June 2014 Disciplinary action taken Name removed from Roll of Legal Practitioners Notes Regulatory authority Supreme Court Appeal - Decision or order Link to published decision
2014	Michael Trevor Prescott	Unprofessional Conduct	Struck off
Full name Michael Trevor Prescott Date of birth 11 July 1955 Business address * Not known Date(s) of admission 06 February 1979 Jurisdiction(s) of admission South Australia Home jurisdiction * South Australia Substance of Conduct Matter - Decision Unprofessional Conduct Date of decision 24 April 2014 Disciplinary action taken Struck off Notes Regulatory authority Supreme Court Appeal - Decision or order Link to published decision