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Law Society of the Australian Capital Territory v Lardner
Judgment date: 9/04/1998
Court: ACTSC
Judge: Miles CJ, Higgins and Madgwick JJ
Citation:
[1998] ACTSC 24;
BC9801211;
Catchwords: Legal practitioners; Solicitors; Fiduciary duties; Administering monies held on trust for conduct of action;
Legal practitioners; Discipline; Failure to advise; Negligent accounting of expenses incurred;
Legal practitioners; Ethics; Conflict of interest; Use of in-house counsel and damage assessment service;
Legal practitioners; Discipline; Over-charging; One-sixth rule;