New South Wales Bar Association v LH (No 2) [2005] NSWADT 156

CITATION: New South Wales Bar Association v LH (No 2) [2005] NSWADT 156 DIVISION: Legal Services Division APPLICANT PARTIES: Council of the New South Wales Bar Association RESPONDENT LH FILE NUMBER: 042014; 052005 HEARING DATES: 20/06/2005, 21/06/2005 SUBMISSIONS CLOSED: 06/21/2005 DATE OF DECISION: 07/08/2005

BEFORE: Officer D QC - Judicial Member; Norton S SC - Judicial Member; Quayle C - Non Judicial Member APPLICATION: Unsatisfactory Professional Conduct - failure to notify Legal Aid Commission - Unsatisfactory Professional Conduct - failure to provide costs disclosure - Unsatisfactory Professional Conduct - receiving money on behalf of another MATTER FOR DECISION: Principal matter LEGISLATION CITED : Legal Aid Commission Act 1979 Legal Profession Act 1987 Advanced Gaming Technologies Pty Limited v Ahearn [1999] NSWSC 45 CASES CITED: New South Wales Bar Association v Nguyen [2002] NSWADT 264 R v William Vincenzo Favero [1999] NSWCCA 320 The Council of the New South Wales Bar Association v LH [2004] NSWADT REPRESENTATION: P Brereton, barrister N Williams SC, barrister ORDERS: 1.The respondent is found guilty of unsatisfactory professional conduct on three grounds; 2.The respondent has 21 days from the date of receiving this decision to file any further evidence he seeks to rely on with respect to outcome; 3.The applicant has 14 days thereafter to file any evidence it wishes to rely upon on the question of outcome; 4.The matter will then be relisted for submissions on outcome.