O'Reilly v Law Society of New South Wales [1988] NSWLST 2

The Legal Services Tribunal of New South Wales

CITATION : O'Reilly v Law Society of New South Wales [1988] NSWLST 2 PARTIES : O'Reilly v Law Society of New South Wales FILE NUMBER(S) : CA 419 of 1986 CORAM: P Kirby - JA Mahoney - JA Clarke CATCHWORDS: Professional Misconduct - mislead client - Professional Misconduct - fail to keep client adequately advised - Professional Misconduct - make false statement - Professional Misconduct - fail to act honestly - Professional Misconduct - misappropriate trust moneys/moneys :- LEGISLATION CITED: Legal Practitioners' Act 1898 Supreme Court Act Moody v Cox and Hatt [1917] 2 Ch 71, 81 ; Spector v Ageda [1973] 1 Ch 30, 48; Law Society of New South Wales v Harvey [1976] 2 NSWLR 154, esp 171; Coulton & Ors v Holcombe & Ors (1986-87) 132 CLR 1; Kennedy v Incorporated Law Institute 13 ALJ 563; Rejfek v McElroy 112 CLR 517, at 521 ; Briginshaw v Briginshaw 60 CLR 336, at 362); Tyrrell v Bank of London (1862) 10 HLC 26; 11 ER 934; Law Society of New South Wales v Harvey 1976 2 NSWLR 154; Rakusen v Ellis Munday & Clark (1912) 1 Ch 831 ; CASES CITED: D & J Constructions Pty Ltd v Head & Ors (1987) 9 NSWLR 118; Johns v Law Society of New South Wales (1982) 2 NSWLR 1; Lau Liat Meng v Disciplinary Committee (1968) AC 391 at 403-4; R v Solicitors' Disciplinary Tribunal 1988 VR 757, at 770; Suttor v Gundowda Pty Ltd 81 CLR 418, at 438; New South Wales v Veron 84 WN Pt 1 136 ; The New South Wales Bar Association v Kalaf NSW Court of Appeal, 11.10.88, unreported; The Law Society of New South Wales v Jones, NSW Court of Appeal, 27.7.78, unreported ; Kotowicz v Law Society of New South Wales, NSW Court of Appeal, 7.8.87, unreported.) ; Law Society of New South Wales v Moulton (l981) 2 ,NSWLR 736; Datt v Law Society of New South Wales 148 CLR 319 DATES OF HEARING: 23/12/88 DATE OF JUDGMENT: 12/23/1988 LEGAL REPRESENTATIVES: