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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| 1995 | Richard Evan John | Unprofessional Conduct | Struck off | |
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Full name
Richard Evan John
Business address *
Not known
Date(s) of admission
07 February 1978
Jurisdiction(s) of admission
Home jurisdiction *
South Australia
Substance of Conduct Matter
-
Decision
Unprofessional Conduct
Date of decision
07 April 1995
Disciplinary action taken
Notes
Regulatory authority
Supreme Court
Appeal
Decision or order
Link to published decision
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| 1994 | William Hutchison Cruickshank | Unprofessional Conduct | Struck off | |
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Full name
William Hutchison Cruickshank
Business address *
Not known
Date(s) of admission
25 July 1956
Jurisdiction(s) of admission
Home jurisdiction *
South Australia
Substance of Conduct Matter
-
Decision
Unprofessional Conduct
Date of decision
12 October 1994
Disciplinary action taken
Notes
Regulatory authority
Supreme Court
Appeal
-
Decision or order
Link to published decision
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| 1994 | Anthony Gerald Bassett | Unprofessional Conduct | Struck off | |
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Full name
Anthony Gerald Bassett
Business address *
Not known
Date(s) of admission
05 August 1974
Jurisdiction(s) of admission
Home jurisdiction *
South Australia
Substance of Conduct Matter
-
Decision
Unprofessional Conduct
Date of decision
28 June 1994
Disciplinary action taken
Notes
Regulatory authority
Supreme Court
Appeal
-
Decision or order
Link to published decision
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| 1991 | Saeed Asif Mirza | Unprofessional Conduct | Struck off | |
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Full name
Saeed Asif Mirza
Business address *
Not kown
Date(s) of admission
01 February 1977, 01 November 1963
Jurisdiction(s) of admission
Home jurisdiction *
South Australia
Substance of Conduct Matter
-
Decision
Unprofessional Conduct
Date of decision
04 December 1991
Disciplinary action taken
Notes
Regulatory authority
Supreme Court
Appeal
-
Decision or order
Link to published decision
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| 1991 | Robert John Harding | Unprofessional Conduct | Struck off | |
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Full name
Robert John Harding
Business address *
Not known
Date(s) of admission
19 December 1973
Jurisdiction(s) of admission
Home jurisdiction *
South Australia
Substance of Conduct Matter
-
Decision
Unprofessional Conduct
Date of decision
04 November 1991
Disciplinary action taken
Notes
Regulatory authority
Supreme Court
Appeal
-
Decision or order
Link to published decision
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