Council of the Law Society of New South Wales v Leslie [2020] NSWCATOD 81

Civil and Administrative Tribunal New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: Council of the Law Society of New South Wales v Leslie [2020] NSWCATOD 81 Hearing dates: 5 May 2020 Date of orders: 23 July 2020 Decision date: 23 July 2020 Jurisdiction: Occupational Division Before: Cole DCJ, Deputy President J Lonsdale, Senior Member Emeritus Professor P J Foreman AM, General Member Decision: (1) The Tribunal recommends that James Edward Leslie be removed from the roll of solicitors kept by the Supreme Court of New South Wales. (2) The respondent is to pay the costs of the applicant to be agreed or assessed. Catchwords: PROFESSIONS AND TRADES - lawyers - trust accounts Legislation Cited: Legal Profession Act 1987 (NSW) (repealed) Legal Profession Uniform Law (NSW) Legal Profession Uniform General Rules 2015 (NSW) Cases Cited: Berger v Council of the Law Society of New South Wales [2019] NSWCA 119 Briginshaw v Briginshaw [1938] HCA 34; (1938) 60 CLR 336 Dupal v Law Society of NSW [1990] NSWCA 56 Law Society of New South Wales v Jones (unrep. NSWCA, 27 July 1978) New South Wales Bar Association v Cummins [2001] NSWCA 284 Prothonotary of the Supreme Court of NSW v Ritchard (Unrep. NSWCA, 31 July 1987) Texts Cited: Lexis Nexis Concise Australian Legal Dictionary Fourth Edition 2011 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Council of the Law Society of New South Wales (applicant) James Leslie (respondent) Representation: Counsel: P Maddigan (applicant) No appearance for the respondent