Kevin Charles Hall [1993] NSWLST 5

The Legal Services Tribunal of New South Wales

CITATION : Kevin Charles Hall [1993] NSWLST 5 PARTIES : Kevin Charles Hall FILE NUMBER(S) : of CORAM: Mr D E Hunt (Presiding Member) - Mr G B Molloy - Mr E Barnum CATCHWORDS: Professional Misconduct - gross negligence and delay/gross delay/delay - Professional Misconduct - breach of s. 61 of the Legal Profession Act - Professional Misconduct - make false statement - Professional Misconduct - misappropriate trust moneys/moneys :- Legal Profession Act 1987 LEGISLATION CITED: Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1992 No.34 Unclaimed Money Act 1982 Stamp Duties Act CASES CITED: DATES OF HEARING: 14/10/92 - 05/08/93 DATE OF JUDGMENT: 08/05/1993 LEGAL REPRESENTATIVES: Mr P. Gullotta

JUDGMENT:

The Legal Profession Disciplinary Tribunal IN THE MATTER OF Kevin Charles Hall DETERMINATION AND ORDERS

BEFORE: Mr D.E. Hunt (President and Presiding Member), Mr G.B. Molloy, Mr E. Barnum.

APPEARANCES: Mr P. Gullotta instructed by Mr F. Smith for the Law Society. Mr R.C. Hall appeared in person.

HEARING DATES: 14, 15, 16 October; 9, 10, 11 November; 3, 4 December 1992; 17 June and 5 August 1993.

This Complaint was referred to the Legal Profession Disciplinary Tribunal (the Tribunal) pursuant to a resolution of the Council of the Law Society of New South Wales (the Law Society) on 21 November 1991 that in its opinion the Solicitor may be guilty of professional misconduct and that a complaint be made to the Tribunal. The Complaint document is dated 28 November 1991 and the Particulars of Complaint under Section 135 of the Legal Profession Act 1987 (the Act) are as follows: 1. The Solicitor wilfully contravened Section 61 of the Legal Profession Act 1987. 2. The Solicitor misappropriated monies. 3. The Solicitor wilfully contravened Section 62 of the Legal Profession Act 1987. 4. The Solicitor gave false evidence. 5. The Solicitor was guilty of gross neglect and delay.