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 Tribunal (previously 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 (previously the Legal Practitioners Disciplinary 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 reviewed or appealed, then the fact of the review or 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. That can only occur 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 section 89C of the Act. 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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| 2019 | Atanas Michael Radin | Unsatisfactory Professional Conduct | Multiple Disciplinary Action | |
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Full name
Atanas Michael Radin
Business address *
PO Box 8214, Hindley Street, ADELAIDE SA 5000
Date(s) of admission
20 December 1982
Jurisdiction(s) of admission
Home jurisdiction *
South Australia
Substance of Conduct Matter
Mistakes and unreasonable delay in Probate matter.
Decision
Unsatisfactory Professional Conduct
Date of decision
07 June 2019
Disciplinary action taken
Notes
Four (4) units of continuing professional education in Administration and Probate to be completed before applying for a Practising Certificate in the future.
Regulatory authority
Legal Profession Conduct Commissioner
Appeal
Decision or order
Decision not published
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| 2019 | Nathan William Thompson | Unprofessional Conduct | Reprimand | |
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Full name
Nathan William Thompson
Business address *
Not practising
Date(s) of admission
03 December 2007
Jurisdiction(s) of admission
Home jurisdiction *
South Australia
Substance of Conduct Matter
The practitioner when defending a client in an action taken by the Motor Accident Commission provided false and misleading information to the District Court, filed an affidavit containing false and misleading information and falsely reconstructed the client file so that it contained copies of correspondence not sent.
Decision
Unprofessional Conduct
Date of decision
22 May 2019
Disciplinary action taken
Notes
Practitioner's appeal against decision of the Legal Practitioners Disciplinary Tribunal dated 12 October 2017 dismissed. Application by Legal Profession Conduct Commissioner to strike off Practitioner refused. Practitioner reprimanded for 5 counts of unprofessional conduct and ordered to pay costs of he Tribunal hearing.
Regulatory authority
Supreme Court
Appeal
Decision or order
Link to published decision
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| 2019 | Cassie Leigh Davis | Professional Misconduct | Multiple Disciplinary Action | |
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Full name
Cassie Leigh Davis
Business address *
Level 1, 141 O’Connell Street, North Adelaide, SA 5006
Date(s) of admission
20 January 2014, 26 August 2011
Jurisdiction(s) of admission
Home jurisdiction *
New South Wales
Substance of Conduct Matter
Incompetence, lack of communication, failing to act in accordance with her client's instructions, failing to provide adequate representation and protect her client's interests, misleading her client.
Decision
Professional Misconduct
Date of decision
06 May 2019
Disciplinary action taken
Notes
Regulatory authority
Legal Profession Conduct Commissioner
Appeal
Decision or order
Decision not published
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| 2019 | Colin Edward Dorrian | Practising Certificate suspended until further order | Suspension of Practising Certificate | |
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Full name
Colin Edward Dorrian
Business address *
6 Todd Street, Port Adelaide SA 5015
Date(s) of admission
18 December 1989
Jurisdiction(s) of admission
Home jurisdiction *
South Australia
Substance of Conduct Matter
Failure to respond to Schedule 4 Notices, breach of undertaking
Decision
Practising Certificate suspended until further order
Date of decision
21 February 2019
Disciplinary action taken
Notes
Regulatory authority
Supreme Court
Appeal
Decision or order
Link to published decision
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| 2019 | David Robert Duval Stokes | Unsatisfactory Professional Conduct | Multiple Disciplinary Action | |
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Full name
David Robert Duval Stokes
Business address *
777 Port Road, Woodville South SA 5011
Date(s) of admission
02 April 1978
Jurisdiction(s) of admission
Home jurisdiction *
South Australia
Substance of Conduct Matter
Lack of Communication, excessive delay and failure to progress his client's claim, in particular failing to brief counsel in accordance with his instructions.
Decision
Unsatisfactory Professional Conduct
Date of decision
14 February 2019
Disciplinary action taken
Notes
Regulatory authority
Legal Profession Conduct Commissioner
Appeal
Decision or order
Decision not published
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