Patrick Bede O'Reilly [1986] NSWLST 1

The Legal Services Tribunal of New South Wales

CITATION : Patrick Bede O'Reilly [1986] NSWLST 1 PARTIES : Patrick Bede O'Reilly FILE NUMBER(S) : of CORAM: 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 CASES CITED: DATES OF HEARING: 10/10/85 - 04/09/86 DATE OF JUDGMENT: 09/04/1986 Mr P. Taylor of Counsel Miss R. MacDougal LEGAL REPRESENTATIVES: Mr J. Bryson of Queen's Counsel Mr G. Lindsay of Counsel Messrs. Phillips Fox.

JUDGMENT:

The Solicitors' Statutory Committee In the matter of Patrick Bede O'Reilly

Statement of findings and order

This matter was referred to the Solicitors' Statutory Committee for enquiry and investigation pursuant to Section 76 of the Legal Practitioners' Act 1898 (as amended) by the Law Society of New South Wales ("the Society") pursuant to the Resolution of its Council passed on 30 May 1985. The questions referred to the Committee are set out in the amended Schedule to the Reference and in the Supplementary Reference.

The Reference was heard on 10 and 11 October, 9, 10 and 11 December 1985, 17 February, 17 and 18 March and 21 May 1986. Mr P. Taylor of Counsel instructed by Miss R. MacDougal, appeared for the Law Society and to assist the Committee and the Solicitor was represented by Mr J. Bryson of Queen's Counsel and with him Mr G. Lindsay of Counsel instructed by Messrs. Phillips Fox.