2013 - 2012

Commission releases a new guide to help avoid legal bill shock and complaints

• Media release on new guide: Ten questions to ask your lawyer about costs.

Commissioner is interviewed by The Courier-Mail following the tabling of the Commission's 2011-12 annual report

• Legal bilking raises the hackles of the watchdog (PDF, 2.1 MB)
  (reproduced with permission of The Courier Mail - first published 10 Nov 2012 in Insight section - author Des Houghton)

Commissioner responds to the views expressed by the President in the 9 August 2012 edition of the QLS update about the proposed national legal profession reforms

• Statement in response to QLS 15 August 2012 (PDF, 116.6 KB)

Commissioner announces the publication of a Consumer guide to 'No win - No fee' Costs Agreements

• Consumer guide to 'no win - no fee' costs agreements (PDF, 49.6 KB)