Solicitors can't be targets of investigation into paralegals doing legal work, court finds

Solicitors can’t be targets of investigation into paralegals doing legal work, court finds

Legal Ethics 2024-08-01 11:29 pm By Andy Sidler | Melbourne

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The Legal Practice Board’s decision to audit lawyers at a compensation firm following a complaint about paralegals allegedly engaging in unqualified legal practice has been quashed, with a court finding the law didn’t permit investigation of individual solicitors.

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