5. Flitner Describes How the VLSB Exploits Its Power & Control Over the $3.2B Public Purpose Fund

In this gripping continuation of his testimony, veteran Victorian solicitor Thomas Flitner reveals what he claims is a 15-year campaign of retaliation, surveillance, and systemic abuse by the Victorian Legal Services Board and Commissioner (VLSB+C).
After standing up to government lawyers and successfully challenging disciplinary sanctions in court, Thomas says he became a marked man — targeted not for misconduct, but for daring to expose injustice within the regulatory system.
🎯 What This Video Exposes:
💰 $2 Million in Public Funds Misused
Thomas alleges that over $2 million of taxpayer money has been spent persecuting him, despite no findings of wrongdoing. He says this ongoing “lawfare” is built on exaggerated and fabricated charges.
🧾 His Firm Seized and Liquidated
His once-thriving practice — serving hundreds of clients — was forcibly shut down. A former employee later boasted online that she had acquired his client base. Office computers were returned damaged over a year later, with confidential files allegedly accessed and misused.
🕵️ Legal Powers Used Against Civilians
The VLSB, Thomas claims, tried to pressure his ex-partner — a childcare worker with no legal background — using threats under laws she wasn’t subject to. Estranged family members were also targeted and manipulated into lodging estate-related complaints.
⚖️ Exploiting Family Tragedy
After his mother’s death, her original will vanished. Despite a signed commission agreement entitling Thomas to compensation, he was painted as greedy. He ultimately took less than agreed — only to be vilified further.
🧠 Financial & Mental Collapse
Thomas describes the personal toll: the destruction of his business, alienation from family, and long-term mental health impacts. He now lives in near-isolation, his only close relationship being with his 9-year-old son, who he sees under restricted conditions.
🔐 Obstruction and Denial
Despite evidence of invalid appointments, improper access to legal files, and potential conflicts of interest, the VLSB has refused to acknowledge wrongdoing or investigate complaints against its own auditors. Key documents remain suppressed.
📣 Why This Matters:
This is not just Thomas’s story. It’s a warning about what happens when regulators operate without accountability, and when the law becomes a weapon instead of a shield.
This video highlights:
The systemic failure of legal oversight in Victoria;
How public institutions can use disability, family breakdown, and grief as tools of coercion;
And how millions in Public Purpose Funds — meant for access to justice — may be quietly redirected to fuel regulatory vendettas.
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