Legal Practice Board of Western Australia The Legal Practice Board of Western Australia is an independent statutory authority responsible for regulating the legal profession in Western Australia. Located in Perth, the Board's primary goal is to advance the administration of justice and protect the community by ensuring compliance with the Legal Profession Uniform Law (WA).
The Board's main practice areas include complaints management, admissions, practising certificates, and continuing professional development. They specialize in resolving disputes and complaints, issuing practising certificates, and providing educational and professional development services to the legal profession.
The Legal Practice Board of Western Australia is based in Perth, with their office located at Level 6, 111 St Georges Terrace. They serve the entire Western Australian community, providing services and support to legal practitioners, law students, and the general public.
The Board has notable expertise in regulatory compliance, legal education, and professional development. They work closely with the Supreme Court, legal practitioners, and other stakeholders to ensure the highest standards of professional practice are maintained.
As a statutory authority, the Legal Practice Board of Western Australia has a significant reach and impact on the legal profession in Western Australia. They provide services and support to thousands of legal practitioners, law students, and members of the public.
The Board offers a range of unique services, including a complaints management system, a practising certificate renewal process
Don t bother contacting this body, poor communication... Obviously only protect lawyers from complaints not the public. Minter Ellison valued a property which I have Title Deeds to, contacted a London solicitor who will then add this for Probate of another person not on Title Deed or in Will, no Legal documentation to allow this. LPB sees no problem with this... Appalling. I kept stating to ME I hold Deeds. Like others would give zero stars. Media seems like the next plan. Closed my complaint off without my questions to them or Lawyers being answered.
They're not a waste of tax payers money as someone said. They're not even tax payer funded! They're totally reliant on annual fees paid by lawyers to fund operations/salaries and have been for many years, I think since the Barnett govt and Christian Porter days? Talk about a conflict of interest. No wonder they turn complainants away. Every complaint is a threat to job security of the director and employees - a threat to 'business as usual'! Out of interest, check out the legal board of Tasmania website for a real legal board, properly funded by state govt, properly protecting the public. It's shameful what we have here in WA by comparison. The WA government needs to do something about this place. Start by properly funding it to perform its statutory duties. Weed out the self-interested forces from top down. Regulate the regulators. Stop them from making a mockery of uniform law and ignoring decisions in Courts across Australia. Get ethical culture thriving at the Board and let it flow state-wise from there. Stop the hit and miss approach. Occasional parading of individual lawyers in stocks to make it look like they're doing their job. Going after one lawyer hard, but not another . What is their criteria for who they go after? Some of the high profile cases over the years leave me scratching my head. What is the real purpose of the Board? If they exist to protect the public, then for crying out loud get some FAQ sheets up for the public at the website like every other state board. Call for IT assistance and get the website basically functional, so search actually returns a result. Contacting the legal board shouldn't leave a person with a feeling that they're dealing with a corrupt enemy force accountable to no one. What is that?!
The Legal Practice Board exists solely to protect legal practitioners against complaints from the public. Even stark evidence in writing provided to the LPB is ignored and excuses are made on behalf of the lawyer concerned. In the end they just close the case after advising that their decision is final. They are a complete waste of taxpayers money. Added to that, there is nobody one can complain to about them. Zero stars should be an option.
Hi my name is Carlo and I recently had a very bad experience with a Lawyer and for the last 6 months I reached out to many Lawyers and other services and none would help until I came across the Legal Practice Board with the Help of Minette Pottle Wycoco she was so Professional and really supportive and showed so much empathy and for the first time listened to my nightmare dealings I had with my Lawyer and acted so quick from start to finish was less than 14 days with Minette,s Mediation was solved and both parties happy Thank you Minette for Believing in me your the best.
Instead of genuinely dealing with complaints, they seem more eager to make things difficult for complainants, shield their lawyers even if they are clearly negligent and fraudulent. Closing the complaint without actually dealing with it seems to be the clear objective and motive. This institution should be removed or have all their staff replaced.
Level 6/111 St Georges Terrace, Perth WA 6000, Australia