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
2019	Jeffrey David Vigar	Struck Off	Struck off
Full name Jeffrey David Vigar Business address * 7 First Avenue, Naracoorte SA 5271 Date(s) of admission 06 February 1979 Jurisdiction(s) of admission South Australia Home jurisdiction * South Australia Substance of Conduct Matter Gross negligence in the provision of legal services. Intentionally and dishonestly misleading a client. Decision Struck Off Date of decision 13 June 2019 Disciplinary action taken Struck off Notes LPDT decision 12/02/19 recommended disciplinary action in Supreme Court. Practitioner consented to his name being struck off pursuant to section 89(1b) so disciplinary proceedings were not necessary. Regulatory authority Supreme Court Appeal Decision or order Link to published decision
2019	Atanas Michael Radin	Unsatisfactory Professional Conduct	Multiple Disciplinary Action
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 South Australia 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 Multiple Disciplinary Action Order to apologise Reprimand Undertake training, education or counselling 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
2019	Nathan William Thompson	Unprofessional Conduct	Reprimand
Full name Nathan William Thompson Business address * Not practising Date(s) of admission 03 December 2007 Jurisdiction(s) of admission South Australia 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 Reprimand 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
2019	Cassie Leigh Davis	Professional Misconduct	Multiple Disciplinary Action
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 New South Wales South Australia 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 Multiple Disciplinary Action Fine Make a payment Order to apologise Reprimand Undertake training, education or counselling Notes Regulatory authority Legal Profession Conduct Commissioner Appeal Decision or order Decision not published
2019	Colin Edward Dorrian	Practising Certificate suspended until further order	Suspension of Practising Certificate
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 South Australia 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 Suspension of Practising Certificate Notes Regulatory authority Supreme Court Appeal Decision or order Link to published decision