In this explosive interview, Victorian lawyer Thomas Flitner exposes what he describes as systemic abuse of power by the Victorian Legal Services Board and Commissioner (VLSB+C) — a regulator he claims has acted with impunity, using unlawful delegations, discriminatory tactics, and procedural sabotage to destroy his legal career.
🧾 Invalid Appointments:
Thomas reveals that Alice Duggan, once a student at his firm, was later appointed as VLSB’s Manager of Compliance and used that role to appoint Damian Neylon and Marriott Hubble-Smith as auditors — despite lacking legal delegation. These appointments, he alleges, were invalid under Section 44 of the Legal Profession Uniform Law, yet used to justify the takeover of his practice.
⚠️ Weaponised Compliance Orders:
Under intense Management System Directions (MSDs), Thomas was forced to produce monthly reports for over 300 files. Despite complying, the VLSB claimed non-compliance and seized his firm on 11 October 2023 — without warning.
❌ Suppression of Complaints:
After Hubble-Smith allegedly caused medical harm to a staff member, Thomas raised it with WorkSafe. The Board ignored his concerns, accused him of obstructing the audit, and never disclosed the complaint in proceedings.
🕵️♂️ Surveillance, Discrimination & Retaliation:
Thomas details disturbing allegations:
• Racist remarks by Neylon
• Warnings that he was “under watch”
• Misuse of his Asperger’s diagnosis to label him unfit — now the subject of a discrimination complaint
• A complete lack of procedural fairness
📉 No Complaints. No Oversight. No Accountability.
No clients complained. No court made findings against him. Yet the Board shut down his firm and handed it to others — without notice, compensation, or due process.
💼 Final Blow:
His attempts to raise concerns were ignored. Recordings were barred. Reports were written without input. Charges were laid using distorted facts. Duggan’s conflict of interest was never addressed.
🔍 Why this matters:
Thomas’s story is a warning about unchecked regulatory power:
• Unlawful delegations
• Disability weaponised
• Complaints suppressed
• Whistleblowers punished
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