Flowers v Legal Profession Conduct Commissioner

The Supreme Court of South Australia heard an appeal by Mr Flowers against a decision of the Legal Profession Conduct Commissioner. The dispute concerned allegations of professional misconduct against Mr Flowers.

The central legal issue before the Court was whether the Commissioner had demonstrated bias in their conduct of the proceedings against Mr Flowers, thereby warranting the disqualification of the Commissioner and the dismissal of the allegations.

The Court considered the principles governing judicial bias and the obligation of decision-makers to disqualify themselves when a reasonable apprehension of bias arises. After reviewing the evidence and submissions, the Court concluded that the grounds of appeal, including the assertion of bias, were not made out.

Consequently, the appeal was dismissed.