Practicing with a conviction

If a legal practitioner has been convicted of an offence and the practitioner’s practising certificate or local registration (if they are a foreign solicitor) has been amended, suspended or cancelled the practitioner can apply to QCAT to request that their practising certificate not be changed:

• until the end of the time to appeal against the conviction, or
• if an appeal is made against the conviction until the appeal is finally decided, lapses or otherwise ends. *s.62 LPA