Philip Walker

An appeals court has found that the ACT legal complaints body was entitled to bring a second complaint against a lawyer after a first complaint about the same conduct was summarily dismissed, rejecting an argument that retreading the same ground would be oppressive.

The ACT legal watchdog was not barred from investigating a second complaint of misconduct against a Canberra solicitor after an initial complaint was dismissed, a judge has found.

Wilsons Advisory and Stockbroking has dodged a claim by rival Elston Private Wealth over a veteran employee who jumped ship with confidential information.