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 was in effect as at 1 July 2014) are on the Register. Some information is not 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 Commissioner has a discretion to remove information that was previously included on the Register. They 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.
| Date of decision | Full name | Decision | Disciplinary action taken | |
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| 2025 | Dimitrios Georgiadis | Professional Misconduct | Multiple Disciplinary Action | |
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Full name
Dimitrios Georgiadis
Business address *
Level 2, 124 South Terrace, ADELAIDE SA 5000
Date(s) of admission
06 February 1984
Jurisdiction(s) of admission
Home jurisdiction *
South Australia
Substance of Conduct Matter
Practising while in breach of a condition on his Practising Certificate regarding completion of an accredited Law Practice Management Course.
Decision
Professional Misconduct
Date of decision
26 August 2025
Disciplinary action taken
Notes
Fine amount $1,000.00
Regulatory authority
Legal Profession Conduct Commissioner
Appeal
Decision or order
Decision not published
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| 2025 | Katrina Jayne Lind | Unprofessional Conduct and Professional Misconduct | Reprimand | |
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Full name
Katrina Jayne Lind
Business address *
Level 1, 133 Archer Street NORTH ADELAIDE SA 5006
Date(s) of admission
15 December 1986
Jurisdiction(s) of admission
Home jurisdiction *
South Australia
Substance of Conduct Matter
Failing to lodge multiple GST Returns and Income Tax Returns between 2011 and 2015, and failing to comply with a notice issued by the ATO in December 2014, resulting in convictions on 19 February 2016 for multiple tax offences.
Decision
Unprofessional Conduct and Professional Misconduct
Date of decision
10 July 2025
Disciplinary action taken
Notes
The Practitioner’s convictions in 2016 constituted show cause
events within the meaning of section 5 of the Act. On 4 March
2016, the Practitioner filed notice of the show cause events in
the Supreme Court under section 20AH(2)(b) of the Act. This
led to a lengthy process, which concluded with judgment
delivered on 22 March 2022, imposing conditions on the
Practitioner’s practising certificate. See Lind v Legal Profession
Conduct Commissioner [2022] SASC 20. Those conditions
remain in place.
Regulatory authority
Legal Profession Conduct Commissioner
Appeal
Decision or order
Decision not published
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| 2025 | Cynthia Pearl Hynes | Professional Misconduct | Multiple Disciplinary Action | |
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Full name
Cynthia Pearl Hynes
Business address *
Level 1, 51 Angas Street, Adelaide SA 5000
Date(s) of admission
06 February 1995
Jurisdiction(s) of admission
Home jurisdiction *
South Australia
Substance of Conduct Matter
Acting in conflict of interest without the client’s fully informed consent, breach of ASCR12 and breach of fiduciary duty owed to client.
Decision
Professional Misconduct
Date of decision
26 May 2025
Disciplinary action taken
Notes
Amount of Fine - $12,000.00 to be paid in 12 monthly instalments of $1,000.00
Conditions on practising certificate:
1. In conducting her legal practice, the Practitioner must not be retained by Smart Collect (SA) Pty Ltd or any other business owned by her of which she is a director, or in which she has a financial interest.
2. Practitioner to undertake an additional three (3) professional development units in ethics and fiduciary duties.
Regulatory authority
Legal Profession Conduct Commissioner
Appeal
Decision or order
Decision not published
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| 2025 | John Mark Fitzpatrick | Struck off the Roll of Legal Practitioners | Struck off | |
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Full name
John Mark Fitzpatrick
Business address *
Unit 1, 121 Walkerville Terrace, Walkerville SA 5081
Date(s) of admission
15 December 1986
Jurisdiction(s) of admission
Home jurisdiction *
South Australia
Substance of Conduct Matter
Repeated failures and breaches of Rules relating to the conduct of legal practitioners, including, repeated failures to respond in an adequate and timely manner to requests for information from the Commissioner and the Law Society, failing to honour an undertaking, delay without reasonable excuse, making a false and misleading statement to a client, failing to act in the best interests of clients, failing to deliver services competently and diligently, acting without instructions, making a dishonest statement to other solicitors, failing to complete MCPD requirements and breaching an order of the Supreme Court on 2 occasions.
Decision
Struck off the Roll of Legal Practitioners
Date of decision
07 March 2025
Disciplinary action taken
Notes
Regulatory authority
Supreme Court
Appeal
Decision or order
Link to published decision
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| 2025 | Darren Paul Kruse | Professional Misconduct | Multiple Disciplinary Action | |
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Full name
Darren Paul Kruse
Business address *
20 Coromandel Parade, Blackwood SA 5051
Date(s) of admission
14 July 2008
Jurisdiction(s) of admission
Home jurisdiction *
South Australia
Substance of Conduct Matter
Practising while in breach of a condition on his Practising Certificate regarding completion of an accredited Law Practice Management Course.
Decision
Professional Misconduct
Date of decision
04 March 2025
Disciplinary action taken
Notes
Fine amount $4,000.00
Regulatory authority
Legal Profession Conduct Commissioner
Appeal
Decision or order
Decision not published
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