Law Society of New South Wales -v- Ellis [2001] NSWADT 156

CITATION: Law Society of New South Wales -v- Ellis [2001] NSWADT 156 DIVISION: Legal Services Division APPLICANT PARTIES: Council of the Law Society of New South Wales RESPONDENT Perry Ellis FILE NUMBER: 012001 HEARING DATES: 03/05/2001 SUBMISSIONS CLOSED: 05/03/2001 DATE OF DECISION: 09/20/2001

BEFORE: Brennan JWF - Judicial Member; Durbach A - Judicial Member; Mara A - Member APPLICATION: Professional Misconduct - breach of s. 61 of the Legal Profession Act - Professional Misconduct - fail to carry out instructions - Professional Misconduct - fail to keep accounts - Professional Misconduct - gross negligence and delay/gross delay/delay - Professional Misconduct - mislead client - Professional Misconduct - mislead Investigator - Professional Misconduct - mislead Law Society/Bar Association/LSC MATTER FOR DECISION: Principal matter LEGISLATION CITED : Legal Profession Act 1987 Barwick -v- Law Society of NSW 2000 HCA2 CASES CITED: Allinson -v- The General Council of Medical Education and Registration 1894 1QBD750 Bridges -v- The Law Society of NSW [1983] 2NSWLR361 APPLICANT REPRESENTATION: G Lindsay SC, barrister RESPONDENT T Williams, solicitor ORDERS: 1. That the name of Perry Ellis be removed from the Roll of Legal Practitioners; 2. That the Respondent pay the costs of the Applicant of and incidental to these proceedings as agreed or assessed, such costs to include counsel's fees calculated on the basis of fees properly payable to junior counsel; 3. That liberty be reserved to each party to apply for further directions in relation to the implementation of Order 2 hereof.