NSW Caselaw
The Legal Services Tribunal of New South Wales
CITATION : Leon Nikolaidis [1998] NSWLST 5 PARTIES : Leon Nikolaidis FILE NUMBER(S) : of 1997 CORAM: Ms S. Hale - Ms S Carr-Gregg - Mr R Gietzelt CATCHWORDS: :- Professional Misconduct - Failure to comply with notices issued pursuant to s. 207 of the Legal Profession Act 1987 LEGISLATION CITED: Legal Profession Act 1987 CASES CITED: DATES OF HEARING: Tuesday 26 May, 1998 DATE OF JUDGMENT: 07/30/1998 LEGAL REPRESENTATIVES: Mr. M. Lynch Mr. D. Bennett QC
JUDGMENT:
[Note: An appeal to the Court of Appeal, in the matter of Nikolaidis was filed on 27 August 1998 and has to date not been heard or determined.] The Complaint This complaint is brought by the Legal Services Commissioner (the Commissioner) against the Solicitor pursuant to S.155 of the Legal Profession Act, 1987 (the Act) The allegation is that the Solicitor is guilty of professional misconduct within the meaning of S 207(6) of the Act.
S.207 of the Act provides:
1. A costs assessor may, by notice in writing, require the applicant or any barrister, solicitor or client concerned to produce any relevant documents of or held by the person in respect of the matter
2. The costs assessor may require, by any such notice, further particulars to be furnished by the applicant, barrister, solicitor or client as to instructions given to, or work done by the barrister or solicitor or any other legal practitioner in respect of the matter
3. The costs assessor may require any such particulars to be verified by statutory declaration
4. A notice under this section is to specify the period within which the notice is to be complied with
5. If a person fails, without reasonable excuse, to comply with a notice under this section:
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