Law Society of New South Wales v Hooper [2005] NSWADT 174

CITATION: Law Society of New South Wales v Hooper [2005] NSWADT 174 DIVISION: Legal Services Division APPLICANT PARTIES: Council of the Law Society of New South Wales RESPONDENT Robert Francis Hooper FILE NUMBER: 052008 HEARING DATES: 01/07/2005 SUBMISSIONS CLOSED: 07/01/2005 DATE OF DECISION: 08/02/2005

BEFORE: Chesterman M - ADCJ (Deputy President); Barnes M - Judicial Member; Bennett C - Non Judicial Member APPLICATION: Professional Misconduct - breach of s. 61 of the Legal Profession Act - Professional Misconduct - breach of s. 62 of the Legal Profession Act - Professional Misconduct - forging signatures - Professional Misconduct - mislead client - Professional Misconduct - mislead third party MATTER FOR DECISION: Principal matter LEGISLATION CITED : Administrative Decisions Tribunal (Interim) Rules 1998 Legal Profession Act 2004 Allinson v General Council of Medical Education and Registration [1894] 1 QB 750 Council of the Law Society of New South Wales v Foreman (No 2) (1994) 34 NSWLR 408 Dupal v Law Society of New South Wales, Unreported, 26 April 1990, Court of Appeal, NSW (BC9002508) CASES CITED: Law Society of New South Wales v Dennis (1981) 7 Fam LR 417 Law Society of New South Wales v Young [2001] NSWADATAP 38 Stanoevski v Law Society of New South Wales (No 2) (LSD) [2004] NSWADTAP 35 A Solicitor v Council of the Law Society of New South Wales [2004] HCA 1 APPLICANT REPRESENTATION: P Boyd, solicitor RESPONDENT No appearance ORDERS: 1. The name of the Solicitor is to be removed from the Roll of Legal Practitioners; 2. The Solicitor is to pay the Law Society's costs of these proceedings, as agreed or assessed.