Law Society of New South Wales v Shad [2002] NSWADT 236

CITATION: Law Society of New South Wales v Shad [2002] NSWADT 236 DIVISION: Legal Services Division APPLICANT Council of the Law Society of New South Wales PARTIES: RESPONDENT George Shad FILE NUMBER: 012012 HEARING DATES: 19/06/02, 06/08/02 SUBMISSIONS CLOSED: 08/06/2002 DATE OF DECISION: 11/15/2002

BEFORE: Nicholas WH QC - Judicial Member; Durbach A - Judicial Member; Geddes J - Member APPLICATION: Professional Misconduct - forgery - Professional Misconduct - mislead client - Professional Misconduct - mislead Court - Professional Misconduct - mislead Law Society - Professional Misconduct - prepare false documents MATTER FOR DECISION: Principal Matter LEGISLATION CITED : Legal Profession Act 1987 Grgic -v- Australian and New Zealand Banking Group Limited (1994) 33NSWLR202 Spero Pitsikas (No.23/1993, 14 June 1994) Lynette Robyn McLardy (1998) 3 DR 23 Mitchell (1992) 1 LPDR 6 Weingarth (1993) 2 LPDR CASES CITED: Konstantinidis (1993) 1 LPDR 3 Yee (1997) 3 LPDR 1 The Law Society of New South Wales –v- Foreman (1994) 34NSWLR408 Johns -v- The Law Society of New South Wales (1982) 2NSWLR1 ex parte Lenehan (1948) 77CLR403 Fraser -v- The Law Society of New South Wales (CA40780/91, unreported, 7 August 1992) REPRESENTATION: N Beaumont, barrister D Ryan, barrister ORDERS: 1. That the Solicitor pay a fine of $35,000, such fine to be paid within eight (8) weeks of this date; 2. That the Solicitor pay the costs of the Law Society of NSW of these proceedings as agreed or assessed.