Connolly -v- Law Society of New South Wales [2000] NSWADT 82

CITATION: Connolly -v- Law Society of New South Wales [2000] NSWADT 82 DIVISION: Legal Services Division APPLICANT Leslie Connolly PARTIES: RESPONDENT Council of the Law Society of New South Wales FILE NUMBER: 992039 HEARING DATES: 21/03/2000, 22/03/2000 SUBMISSIONS CLOSED: 04/17/2000 DATE OF DECISION: 06/26/2000

BEFORE: Martin A - Judicial Member; Goodman N - Judicial Member; Mara A - Member APPLICATION: Approval to employ a person convicted of an indictable offence (s.48K) MATTER FOR DECISION: Principal matter LEGISLATION CITED : Legal Profession Act 1987 Michael John Charles Caiger [1L PDR (1994) 32] Simpson unreported LPDT 8 November 1992 In the matter of Frank Del Castillo to be admitted as a legal practitioner No. 6120/98 (1999) 136 ACTR 1 Del CE Ex parte Boyland; Re Rule 19 of The Solicitor's Practice Rules (1962) 80 NSW(WN) 943 CASES CITED: Dezarnauld and Wawn (11970/95 unreported) Herat & Peet v Law Society of NSW [2000] NSWADT 2 Edmonds [2000] NSWADT 29 Law Society of NSW v Bannister [1993] 4 LPDR 24 Briginshaw v Briginshaw 60 CRL 336 APPLICANT REPRESENTATION: S Hodges, solicitor RESPONDENT L Pierotti, solicitor ORDERS: 1. Pursuant to s.48K(2) of the Legal Profession Act, 1987, the Tribunal approves the employment of the applicant Leslie Connolly a person convicted of an indictable offence with Stephen Hodges, solicitor.; 2. That employment is subject to the following conditions:; (a) Employed primarily to research case law and legislation, including preparation of reports appropriate to trial defence matters.; (b) The applicant is not to attend Court in any capacity connected to Mr Hodges' practice until after the expiration period of his parole period being 12/2002.; (c) The applicant is not to take the first instructions from any client of Mr Hodges in the absence of Mr Hodges.; (d) The applicant is only to see clients of Mr Hodges under supervision and direction of Mr Hodges.; (e) The applicant is to comply in all respects with the requirements of his parole.; (f) The applicant is not to handle or deal with the money of clients or the money of his employer.; (g) The applicant is not to handle or deal with trust money of clients; (h) No order for costs pertaining to this application under s.48K.