Committees

Practice Review Program

The Practice Review Program is designed to further protect the public by identifying problems in a member's practice before a complaint arises. The Practice Review Program extends the Practice Advisor's role and the services to members who meet any of the following criteria. The participation of practitioners in the programs will be compulsory. The criteria capture the majority of the issues that cause problems, claims and complaints.

  1. New sole practitioners;
  2. Number of SLIA claims;
  3. Number, nature, seriousness and timeframe of complaints;
  4. Number of accounting issues;
  5. Concerns raised by the Courts and/or members;
  6. Failure to meet mandatory professional development requirements.
 
"New sole practitioners" includes both junior lawyers and more senior lawyers from a larger firm environment. "Sole practitioners" also includes members who are in a loose association of a few members where expenses are shared but there is no real "firm management" or consistency of procedures.