Notes:
The Law Institute has established a committee to develop a response to the Legal Ombudsman's discussion paper on multidisciplinary partnerships. The discussion paper's summary is included in the article and comments are invited by the profession. ; The multidisciplinary partnerships discussion paper summary includes: consumer protection, trust money, professional indemnity insurance, appropraite description, limited liability for incorporated MDPs, professional supervisionn of MDPs, conflict of interest with an MDP, client legal privilege, registration and practising certificates, practice rules, Corporations Law restrictions and the establishment of a regulatory framework for MDPs.