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.

Lawyer name

Date of decision	Full name	Decision	Disciplinary action taken
2024	Roxanne Marie McCardle	Professional Misconduct (in WA)	Other
Full name Roxanne Marie McCardle Business address * PO Box 2370, Bundaberg QLD 4670 Date(s) of admission 08 May 2006 Jurisdiction(s) of admission South Australia Home jurisdiction * South Australia Substance of Conduct Matter 1. Nine instances of either maintaining, or commencing and maintaining, applications or appeals which were an abuse of process; 2. A number of instances of making submissions or communicating with a court in a manner which was discourteous, intemperate and scandalous; 3. Misreading from transcript in a manner which had the potential to mislead an appeal court where the Practitioner was recklessly indifferent to that possibility; and 4. Swearing and filing an affidavit that was false in a material respect, and being recklessly indifferent as to whether the affidavit was false and whether the appeal court would be misled by it. Decision Professional Misconduct (in WA) Date of decision 24 April 2024 Disciplinary action taken Other Notes WASAT recommended that the Practitioner's name be removed from an interstate Roll, being the Roll in SA. Primary Decision - 22/12/2023 Penalty Decision - 24/04/2024, published on 06/05/2024 Regulatory authority State Administrative Tribunal of WA (WASAT) Appeal Decision or order Link to published decision , Link to published decision
2024	Christian Hugo Cifuentes	Professional Misconduct	Multiple Disciplinary Action
Full name Christian Hugo Cifuentes Business address * Level 2, 70 Hindmarsh Square, Adelaide SA 5000 Date(s) of admission 08 February 2010 Jurisdiction(s) of admission South Australia Home jurisdiction * South Australia Substance of Conduct Matter Failure to keep Trust account and trust records in compliance with Legal Practitioners Act and Regulations. Decision Professional Misconduct Date of decision 18 April 2024 Disciplinary action taken Multiple Disciplinary Action Conditions on Practising Certificate Reprimand Undertake training, education or counselling Notes Practitioner has undergone further training and education regarding trust accounting. Regulatory authority Legal Professional Conduct Commissioner Appeal Decision or order Decision not published
2024	Atanas Michael Radin	Struck off Roll	Struck off
Full name Atanas Michael Radin Business address * PO Box 8214 Rundle Mall Adelaide SA 5000 Date(s) of admission 20 December 1982 Jurisdiction(s) of admission South Australia Home jurisdiction * South Australia Substance of Conduct Matter Misappropriation of Trust money, misleading client and Law Society, failure to pay employee superannuation, failure to pay tax. Decision Struck off Roll Date of decision 25 March 2024 Disciplinary action taken Struck off Notes Consequently struck off as Notary Public. Practitioner to pay Commissioner's costs of 3 Tribunal proceedings and Supreme Court proceedings. Regulatory authority Supreme Court Appeal Decision or order Link to published decision
2023	Brendan Peter Connell	Professional Misconduct	Multiple Disciplinary Action
Full name Brendan Peter Connell Business address * 94 Sturt Street ADELAIDE SA 5000 Date(s) of admission 20 December 1982 Jurisdiction(s) of admission South Australia Home jurisdiction * South Australia Substance of Conduct Matter Failure to comply with regulatory requirements regarding Practitioner’s Trust Account over several years Decision Professional Misconduct Date of decision 17 October 2023 Disciplinary action taken Multiple Disciplinary Action Conditions on Practising Certificate Fine Reprimand Notes Fine amount: $7,000.00 The condition placed on the Practitioner’s practising certificate is that, in practising the law at any time for the next 5 years from the date of the making of the Determination, the Practitioner must not: (a) be a signatory on any legal practice trust account; or (b) open, run, manage or otherwise control any legal practice trust account. Regulatory authority Legal Profession Conduct Commissioner Appeal Decision or order Decision not published
2023	Norman John O’Bryan	Remove name from Roll under section 89(6) - already struck off in Victoria	Name removed from Roll of Legal Practitioners
Full name Norman John O’Bryan Business address * Aickin Chambers 28f/200 Queen Street Melbourne VIC 3000 Date(s) of admission 31 March 1988, 01 April 1984 Jurisdiction(s) of admission Victoria South Australia Home jurisdiction * Victoria Substance of Conduct Matter - Dishonest charging practices; - Contravention of obligations to act honestly, not to mislead or deceive, and to ensure legal costs were reasonable and proportionate; - Deceiving Court and others; and - Attempting to collude with witnesses so as to mislead the Court Decision Remove name from Roll under section 89(6) - already struck off in Victoria Date of decision 31 August 2023 Disciplinary action taken Name removed from Roll of Legal Practitioners Notes Regulatory authority Supreme Court Appeal Decision or order Link to published decision

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