Designated lawyer report Report guidelines The purpose of this form is to assist designated that they were being investigated in relation to this lawyers with their reporting obligations under rule type of conduct (except where an investigation has 11.4 of the Lawyers and Conveyancers Act (Lawyers: concluded that there were no grounds to report the Conduct and Client Care) Rules 2008. [...] A designated lawyer for a law practice must notify For more information about when a designated the Law Society within 14 days under rule 11.4 if any lawyer is required to make a report please see the person engaged or employed by the law practice guidance on professional standards and reporting is given a written warning or is dismissed by the obligations. [...] The report may be disclosed to the lawyer that is the subject of the report if a standards committee decides to investigate the conduct. [...] I have attached a document specifying the details of the alleged conduct Yes No I have attached the following documents that support my report Correspondence/documents relied on by the law practice for the purposes of its investigation into the allegation Any internal or external investigation reports Witness statements Any steps taken by the law practice such as a written warning or dismissal Oth. [...] Signature Date (dd/mm/yyyy) Privacy and information handling The personal information you provide through the complaints process will be used for the purposes of dealing with your complaint, and will be received by the Law Society, Lawyers Complaint Service and Lawyers Standards Committee and disclosed only as provided for in the Lawyers and Conveyancers Act 2006 and regulations or otherwise as re.
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