Law Society of New South Wales v Hinde [2005] NSWADT 199

CITATION: Law Society of New South Wales v Hinde [2005] NSWADT 199 DIVISION: Legal Services Division APPLICANT PARTIES: Council of the Law Society of New South Wales RESPONDENT Jeffrey James Hinde FILE NUMBER: 052007 HEARING DATES: 23/06/2005 SUBMISSIONS CLOSED: 06/23/2005 DATE OF DECISION: 08/24/2005

BEFORE: Brennan JWF - Judicial Member; Riordan M - Judicial Member; Bennett C - Non Judicial Member APPLICATION: Professional Misconduct - fail to honour undertaking MATTER FOR DECISION: Principal Matter LEGISLATION CITED : Legal Practitioners Act 1898 Legal Profession Act 1987 Allinson v General Council of Medical Education and Registration 1894 QBD 750 In re Hodgekiss [1962] SR (NSW) 340Kennedy v The Council of the Incorporated Law Institute of NSW 1940 13 ALJ 563 CASES CITED: Law Society of NSW v Bannister [1993] NSW LST 6 Law Society of NSW v Berry [2005] NSWADT 46 Law Society of NSW v Ciampa [1999] NSW ADT 13 Myers v Elman [1940 ] AC 282 APPLICANT REPRESENTATION: P Boyd, Solicitor RESPONDENT R McDougall, Solicitor ORDERS: 1. That the practitioner be publicly reprimanded ; 2. That the practitioner pay a fine of $3,000 within two (2) months of the date of these orders provided that in the event of such payment not being made within that period then the practising certificate of the practitioner shall be cancelled until payment in full is made ; 3. That the practitioner pay the costs of the Law Society of and incidental to these proceedings as agreed or assessed pursuant to Division 6 Part 11 of the Legal Profession Act 1987 such payment to be made within two (2) months of agreement or assessment.