The Council of the Law Society of New South Wales v. Dimitriou [2009] NSWADT 249

CITATION: The Council of the Law Society of New South Wales v. Dimitriou [2009] NSWADT 249

DIVISION: General Division

APPLICANT The Council of the Law Society of New South Wales PARTIES: RESPONDENT Georgina Dimitriou

FILE NUMBER: 082020

HEARING DATES: 29, 30 April and 1 May 2009

SUBMISSIONS CLOSED: 22 July 2009

DATE OF DECISION: 29 September 2009

BEFORE: Molloy G - Judicial Member; Riordan M - Judicial Member; Hayes E - Non-Judicial Member

CATCHWORDS: Disciplinary Action, Alleged misconduct by a Lay Associate, Section 18 LPA 2004

LEGISLATION CITED : Legal Profession Act 2004

Allinson v. General Council of Medical Education and Registration [1984] 1KB 750 Dalziel v. Belladonna [2009] FamCA 254 CASES CITED: The Law Society of NSW v. Foreman(No. 2) (1994) 34 NSWLR 404 NSW Bar Association v. Cummins (2001) 52 NSWLR 279 Prothonotary v. McCaffery [2004] NSWCA 470 Silas v. Barry [2009] FMCAfam 448

APPLICANT C A Webster, barrister REPRESENTATION: RESPONDENT J W Conomos, solicitor

ORDERS: 1.The application for an order under Legal Professional Act 2004 Section 18(2) prohibiting any law practice from employing or paying the Respondent in connection with the legal practice engaged in by the law practice, without approval under Section 17, is dismissed 2.Unless either party moves the Tribunal within 28 days of the date of this decision in or to the effect that a costs order should be made, the order of the Tribunal will be that there be no order as to costs.