Without Prejudice Newsletter
Without Prejudice (“WP”) is a periodic newsletter which was first published by the OLSC in August 1996. WP aims to keep the community and practitioners up to date with changes to the legislation as well as covering topical issues.
If you would like to obtain a copy of Issue No’s 1 to 24, please contact us on (02) 9377 1800.
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| Issue | Year | Version | Contents |
| Issue 47 | October 2009 | PDF | The Concept of Proportionality & the Cost of Justice |
 | | Web | ISO re-certification |
| | | Recent Papers/Articles |
| | | 2009 Conference of Regulatory Officers (CORO) |
| | | Inquiry Line Survey Results |
| Issue | Year | Version | Contents |
| Issue 46 | August 2009 | PDF | Complaints against law firms |
| | Web | Money Laundering - Australian Institute of Criminology Roundtable Discussion |
| | | Incorporated Legal Practices and Multidisciplinary Practices - State of Play |
| | | Symposium on Globalisation and the Regulation of the Legal Profession - Chicago, IL |
| | | Staff Training |
| Issue | Year | Version | Contents |
| Issue 45 | April 2009 | PDF | Pro Bono Publico - What Do We Really Mean? |
| | | File Transfers - Professional Courtesy |
| | | Conference of Regulatory Officers (CORO) |
| | | Recent Papers/Articles - "Billing Complaints - Are you overcharging?" and "The Office of the Legal Services Commissioner - Consumer Protection" |
| Issue | Year | Version | Contents |
| Issue 44 | February 2009 | PDF | Ethical conflicts and in-house counsel |
| | Web | OLSC Web/On-line surveys |
| | | Recent Papers - Legal Education and the 21st Century Law Graduate |
| Issue | Year | Version | Contents |
| Issue 43 | October 2008 | PDF | Emotional Intelligence Training for Legal Practitioners |
| | Web | Money Laundering - An Update |
| | | Recent Papers - Third International Legal Ethics Conference and 2nd Australian Academy of Law Symposium |
| Issue | Year | Version | Contents |
| Issue 42 | August 2008 | PDF | Legal Services Commissioner v Keddie [2008] NSW ADT 185 |
| | Web | Legal Services Commissioner v Diane Ivy McKern [2008] NSWADT |
| | | 2008 Conference of Regulatory Officers (CORO) |
| | | Incorporated Legal Practices Research Study - The Self-Assessment Process is a Success |
| Issue | Year | Version | Contents |
| Issue 41 | June 2008 | PDF | LSC v Maurice John McCarthy ADT No 082002
The Gravity of a solicitor's undertaking and the importance of timely communication |
| | | Litigation Funding |
| | | OLSC Annual Report 2006-2007 - Now Available |
| Issue | Year | Version | Contents |
| Issue 40 | April 2008 | PDF | Legal Services Commissioner v Siew Yin Woo - Breach of Section 660 Notice |
| | | Symposium on the Future of the Global Law Firm - Georgetown University |
| | | National Continuing Professional Development (CPD) Guidelines |
| | | 2008 OLSC Customer Satisfaction Survey - The Inquiry Line |
| Issue | Year | Version | Contents |
| Issue 39 | February 2008 | PDF | Conference of Regulatory Officers (CORO) |
| | | The Legal Services Act 2007 (United Kingdom) Sweeping New Reforms |
| | | New structures for legal practices |
| | | We have moved! |
| | | The dangers of email |
| Issue | Year | Version | Contents |
| Issue 38 | October 2007 | PDF | LSC v Malouf [2007] NSW ADT 215 |
| | Web | Responsibilities of solicitors acting as executors - costs disclosure |
| | | ARC research grant - Ethics and large law firms |
| | | Anti-money laundering revisited - The tranche two reforms |
| Issue | Year | Version | Contents |
| Issue 37 | August 2007 | PDF | Impaired Practitioners; substance abuse and mental illness in the legal profession |
| | Web | Current services available to NSW practitioners |
| | | July Statistics |
| | | Leon Nikolaidis v Legal Services Commissioner [2007] NSWCA 130 |
| Issue | Year | Version | Contents |
| Issue 36 | June 2007 | PDF | Disciplining 'Frequent Fliers' |
| | Web | Slater & Gordon list on the ASX |
| | | Civility continued (February 2007) |
| | | The OLSC is moving premises |
| | | OLSC statistics - May madness |
| Issue 35 | April 2007 | PDF | Incorporated legal practices portal project: technology at the OLSC |
| | Web | Money laundering |
| Issue 34 | February 2007 | PDF | Civility and Professionalism - Standards of courtesy |
| | Web | Internal training - the benefits of staff training |
| | | National continuing professional development guidelines |
| Issue 33 | May 2005 | PDF | Commissioner's comments |
| | Web | Substance abuse |
| | | When files freeze |
| | | Common complaints made to the OLSC |
| | | Coming up |
| Issue 32 | August 2004 | PDF | Commissioner's comments |
| | Web | Value billing |
| | | Law Week address on value billing |
| | | New advertising regulations: update |
| | | Failure to provide information can have serious consequences |
| | | Legal Fees Review |
| Issue 31 | February 2004 | PDF | Commissioner's comments |
| | Web | Self assessment and audits for incorporated legal practices |
| | | Fees for responding to complaints: Not on |
| | | Conflict of Interests Working Party: Progress Report |
| | | Working with practitioners and complainants with disabilities |
| | | Find a solution: The best way to deal with complaints |
| Issue 30 | December 2003 | PDF | Regulation: an international issue |
| | Web | Complaints about communication and costs remain high |
| | | Conflict of interests: a central issue for current legal practice |
| | | Confusion about trust fund procedures |
| Issue 29 | June 2003 | PDF | Taking undertakings seriously |
| | Web | OLSC out and about |
| | | Confict of interest examined |
| | | When an investigation is over |
| Issue 28 | April 2003 | PDF | Complaint handling improves over last two years |
| | Web | Communication can avoid surprises |
| | | Undertstanding victims compensation processes |
| | | Reprimands increasingly issued by the Commissioner |
| | | Navigating the debt collection minefield |
| Issue 27 | February 2003 | PDF | Update on incorporated practices |
| | | Recommendations for change to solicitor consent reprimands |
| | | OLSC argues for open UPC hearings at the ADT |
| | | Portable practising certificates |
| | | Complaints practitioners never see |
| Issue 26 | November 2002 | PDF | Approaches to value-based costing |
| | Web | Communication advice for consumers |
| | | Understanding liens |
| | | Information v knowledge |
| | | Tribunal disciplines fundamental failure |
| Issue 25 | September 2002 | PDF | New register of disciplinary orders |
| | Web | Information exchange protocols |
| | | Auditing of incorporated legal practices |
| | | Changes in civil liability legislation |
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