Law Society of New South Wales v Treanor [2005] NSWADT 285

CITATION: Law Society of New South Wales v Treanor [2005] NSWADT 285 DIVISION: Legal Services Division APPLICANT PARTIES: Council of the Law Society of New South Wales RESPONDENT John Treanor FILE NUMBER: 052023 HEARING DATES: 29/09/2005 SUBMISSIONS CLOSED: 09/29/2005 DATE OF DECISION: 12/05/2005

BEFORE: Hale S - Judicial Member; Fox R - Judicial Member; O'Neill A - Non Judicial Member APPLICATION: Professional Misconduct - breach of s. 61 of the Legal Profession Act - Professional Misconduct - fail to comply with s. 152 Notice - Professional Misconduct - fail to comply with s. 175 of the Legal Profession Act - Professional Misconduct - fail to honour undertaking MATTER FOR DECISION: Principal matter LEGISLATION CITED : Legal Profession Act 1987 Alanson v General Council of Medical Education and Registration 1894 QBD750 at 768, In Re Hodgekiss [1962] SR(NSW)340 at 351 CASES CITED: Kennedy v Council of Incorporated Law Institute of New South Wales 1940 13ALJ 563 Law Society of New South Wales v Hinde [2005] NSWADT 199 Law Society v Kekatos [2005] NSW ADT 79 Legal Services Commissioner v Browne [2004] NSW ADT 63 APPLICANT REPRESENTATION: P Boyd, Solicitor RESPONDENT D Raphael, Barrister ORDERS: 1. That the Solicitor be publicly reprimanded; 2. That the Solicitor pay a fine of $7,000.00 within four (4) weeks; 3. Council to be at liberty to suspend any Practising Certificate held by the Solicitor if fine not paid on time; 4. That the Solicitor pay the costs of the Law Society