Draft rule change of Legal Profession Uniform Conduct (Barristers) Rules 2015

13 September 2018

The Legal Services Council agreed with the ABA’s proposal to further amend r 101(n) of Legal Profession Uniform Conduct (Barristers) Rules 2015 to ensure that the preclusion rule does not operate retrospectively. The Council has also authorised to approve the ABA to conduct public consultation on draft rule 101A of the Barristers Conduct Rules under s427(5)(b) of the Uniform Law.

The draft rule for public consultation is below and written submissions are invited and should be addressed to ceo@austbar.asn.au.

View the PDF here