New South Wales Bar Association v Osei [2006] NSWADT 35

CITATION: New South Wales Bar Association v Osei [2006] NSWADT 35

DIVISION: Legal Services Division

APPLICANT PARTIES: The Council of the New South Wales Bar Association RESPONDENT Kofi Ameyaw Osei

FILE NUMBER: 042010, 042039 and 042040

HEARING DATES: 15/08/2005-18/08/2005

SUBMISSIONS CLOSED: 09/12/2005

DATE OF DECISION: 02/03/2006

BEFORE: Officer D QC - Judicial Member; Robinson WL QC -Judicial Member; Mara A - Non Judicial Member

CATCHWORDS: Professional Misconduct - improperly induce client to invest funds - Professional Misconduct - mislead client - Professional Misconduct - mislead Law Society/Bar Association/LSC - Unsatsifactory Professional Conduct - fail to advance and protect the interests of client

MATTER FOR DECISION: Principal matter

LEGISLATION CITED : Legal Profession Act 1987 Migration Act 1958 (Cth)

A Solicitor v Council of the Law Society of New South Wales (2004) 216 CLR 253 Allinson v General Council of Medical Education and Registration [1894] 1 QB 750 Bonds & Securities (Trading) Pty Limited v Glomex Mines NL (1971) 1 NSWLR 879 Cameron v Bar Association of New South Wales (2002) NSWSC 191 Law Society of New South Wales v Harvey (1976) 2 NSWLR 154 Malfanti v Legal Profession Disciplinary Tribunal (CA (NSW), 23 August 1993, unreported) Murphy v New South Wales Bar Association (2001) NSWSC 1191 New South Wales Bar Association v Abdul-Karim (2003) NSWADT 205 CASES CITED: New South Wales Bar Association v Amor-Smith (2003) NSW ADT 239 New South Wales Bar Association v Cummins (2001) 52 NSWLR 279 New South Wales Bar Association v Murphy (2002) 55 NSWLR 23 New South Wales Bar Association v Somosi (2001) NSWSC 285 New South Wales Bar Association v Stevens (2003) NSWSC 261 New South Wales Bar Association v Young (2003) NSWSC 228 O'Reilly v Law Society of New South Wales (1988) 24 NSWLR 204 Re Mayes and Legal Practitioners Act (1974) 1 NSWLR 19 Tyrrell v Bank of London (1862) 10 HLC 26