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
2015	Fadi Semaan	Unprofessional Conduct	Recommend that proceedings be commenced in the Supreme Court
Full name Fadi Semaan Date of birth 03 September 1983 Business address * Date(s) of admission 06 February 2012 Jurisdiction(s) of admission South Australia Home jurisdiction * South Australia Substance of Conduct Matter The practitioner provided a falsified academic transcript to a law firm in order to obtain employment. Decision Unprofessional Conduct Date of decision 08 July 2015 Disciplinary action taken Recommend that proceedings be commenced in the Supreme Court Notes Regulatory authority Legal Practitioners Disciplinary Tribunal Appeal Decision or order Link to published decision
2015	David Martin Johnson	Unprofessional Conduct	Reprimand
Full name David Martin Johnson Date of birth 08 January 1950 Business address * Level 1, 133 Archer Street, North Adelaide SA 5006 Date(s) of admission 18 October 1974 Jurisdiction(s) of admission South Australia Home jurisdiction * South Australia Substance of Conduct Matter Withdrawal of costs from trust account without authority and refusal to repay the trust account. Decision Unprofessional Conduct Date of decision 12 June 2015 Disciplinary action taken Reprimand Notes Practitioner ordered to pay Commissioner's costs Regulatory authority Legal Practitioners Disciplinary Tribunal Appeal Decision or order Link to published decision
2015	Simon Bojko	Unprofessional conduct	Struck off
Full name Simon Bojko Date of birth 19 February 1978 Business address * 3 Park Avenue West Footscray, Victoria 3012 Date(s) of admission 10 August 2009 Jurisdiction(s) of admission South Australia Home jurisdiction * Souh Australia Substance of Conduct Matter 3 counts of fraudulent misappropriation Decision Unprofessional conduct Date of decision 17 April 2015 Disciplinary action taken Struck off Notes Regulatory authority Supreme Court Appeal Decision or order Link to published decision
2015	John-Paul Kassapis	Unprofessional Conduct	Struck off
Full name John-Paul Kassapis Date of birth 19 August 1976 Business address * Formerly of 104A Prospect Road, Prospect 5082 Date(s) of admission 01 December 2003 Jurisdiction(s) of admission South Australia Home jurisdiction * South Australia Substance of Conduct Matter - Decision Unprofessional Conduct Date of decision 02 April 2015 Disciplinary action taken Struck off Notes Regulatory authority Supreme Court Appeal Decision or order Link to published decision
2015	Claire Amy James (previously Morel)	Practitioner admitted	Struck off and Re-admitted
Full name Claire Amy James (previously Morel) Date of birth 26 March 1951 Business address * Not known Date(s) of admission 27 February 2015, 19 December 1988 Jurisdiction(s) of admission South Australia Home jurisdiction * South Australia Substance of Conduct Matter - Decision Practitioner admitted Date of decision 27 February 2015 Disciplinary action taken Struck off and Re-admitted Notes Practitioner admitted on her own application Regulatory authority Supreme Court Appeal - Decision or order Link to published decision , Link to published decision