Welcome to the barristers' section of the LPLC website
The LPLC is the professional indemnity insurer for Australian legal practitioners pursuant to the Legal Profession Act 2004.
Apart from handling claims against Australian legal practitioners, we also provide a comprehensive risk management program to assist the profession to minimise the risk of claims arising.
The site gives you quick access to the following:
- About LPLC: our organisational structure, information about members of the Committee and our staff.
- Annual Reports: the latest Annual Report and access to previous years.
- Risk Management: our approach to risk management; articles on risk published in Bar News; risk bulletins on specific issues (eg. such as new legislation).
- Premiums & Policies: access to the policies, how premium is calculated, FAQ's and other specific situations you may need to know about.
- Notifying a claim: what to do if you get a claim or become aware of circumstances which may give rise to a claim; the claim form.
- Former Barristers: policy information if you leave the Bar.
Key contact
Bernie Mallia
+61 3 9672 3800
bernie@lplc.com.au