Cleared

And its relationships with Wakefields Estate Agency and MortgageSA deemed proper - by Deputy Judge President Philip Levinsohn. Sponsorships of conferences and awards, fees for website advertising and "service agreements" were not disguised forms of buying work. He also found that "The advertising rule permits an attorney to publicise his or her practice. A specialist conveyancing firm such as Meumann White would seek to publicise its practice in the relevant market place. That market place, to my mind, is the property industry."

Judge President Levinsohn also firmly rejected the law society's allegations that the firm was "monopolising the market" and noted that the firm's efficiency and professionalism were the reasons for its success.

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