Mark Phillip Symonds [1994] NSWLST 20

The Legal Services Tribunal of New South Wales

CITATION : Mark Phillip Symonds [1994] NSWLST 20 PARTIES : Mark Phillip Symonds FILE NUMBER(S) : of 1993 CORAM: Mr G B Molloy (Presiding Member) - Mr A Martin - Mr N. Reidy CATCHWORDS: :- Breach of the solicitor/client relationship LEGISLATION CITED: Legal Profession Act 1987 Legal Profession Reform Act 1993 Peters and Peters (1982 FLC 91-202 ; Melbourne Money Pty Ltd v Bryant (Victorian Supreme Court Appeal Division, unreported 12 August, 1994, No. 9957/92; In the matter of Ian Gordon Dun (1994 3 LPDR 5 at 7) ; in the matter of Spero Pitsikas (unreported, No. 23 of 1993 (Judgment 29 April, 1994); Wilson v McDougall (1987) 11 NSW LR 241 ; Darcey v Pre-Term Foundation Clinic (1983) 2 NSWLR 497 ; R v Forbes (1972) 127 CLR ; Miller v Ryan (1980) 1 NSWLR 93 ; CASES CITED: Malfanti v Legal Profession Disciplinary Tribunal (1993) 4 LPDR 17 ; Latoudis v Casey (1990) 97 ALR 45; Anstee v Jennings (1935) VLR 144 ; R v Scott (1992) 109 ACTR ; Milosevic v GIO of NSW (1993) 31 NSWLR 323 ; Tansell and Tansell (1977) FLC ; Bridie v Messina (1965) 66 SR (NSW) ; Maurice Gordon Kriss (No. 8 and 9 of 1993 unreported); Wentworth v Wentworth, Supreme Court Equity No. 3748/89, unreported) ; Carol Foreman DATES OF HEARING: 12 November 1993; 14 April 1994; and 31 August 1994. DATE OF JUDGMENT: 12/15/1994 LEGAL REPRESENTATIVES: Mr I. Wales (instructed by Mr L. Pierotti) for the Law Society of New South Wales; Mr P. Strasser (instructed by Messrs Milne, Berry & Berger) on behalf of the Solicitor.