Law Society of New South Wales v Madden [2008] NSWADT 210

CITATION: Law Society of New South Wales v Madden [2008] NSWADT 210

DIVISION: Legal Services Division

APPLICANT Council of the Law Society of New South Wales PARTIES: RESPONDENT Philip MacDonald Madden

FILE NUMBER: 072004

HEARING DATES: 27-28 March 2008 , 28 May 2008

SUBMISSIONS CLOSED: 28 May 2008

DATE OF DECISION: 31 July 2008

BEFORE: Currie JS - Judicial Member; Riordan M - Judicial Member; Bubniuk L - Non Judicial Member

CATCHWORDS: Solicitor – disciplinary application - professional misconduct - misappropriation

MATTER FOR DECISION: Principal matter

LEGISLATION CITED : Legal Profession Act 1987 Legal Profession Act 2004

Allinson v General Council of Medical Education and Registration (1894) 1 QB 750 Briginshaw v Briginshaw [1938] HCA 34; (1938) 60 CLR 336 Law Society of New South Wales v Bannister (1983) 4 LPDR 24 Law Society of New South Wales v Foreman (No. 2) (1994) 34 NSWLR 408 Law Society of New South Wales v Walsh [unreported decision in December 1997] Law Society of New South Wales v Jones [unreported NSW Court of Appeal, 27 July 1978] Harvey v The Law Society of New South Wales (1975) 49 ALJR 362 at 364 CASES CITED: Ex Parte Macaulay (1930) 30 SR NSW) 193 Ziems v The Prothonotary of the Supreme Court of New South Wales (1957) 97 CLR 279 Dupal v Law Society of New South Wales [unreported, NSW Court of Appeal, 26 April 1990] Law Society of New South Wales v McNamara [2007] NSWADT 162 Law Society of New South Wales v McCarthy [2003] NSWADT 198 Law Society of NSW v Goold [2001] NSWADT 171 Law Society of New South Wales v Davidson [2007] NSWADT 264 Law Society of New South Wales v Green [2001] NSWADT 142