NSW Caselaw
The Legal Services Tribunal of New South Wales
CITATION : George Kekatos [1994] NSWLST 13 PARTIES : George Kekatos FILE NUMBER(S) : of 1993 CORAM: Mr A. Martin (Presiding Member) - Mr J. Molloy - Mr J. O'Neill. CATCHWORDS: Professional Misconduct - breach of s. 61 of the Legal Profession Act :- LEGISLATION CITED: Legal Profession (Trust Accounts and Controlled Money) Regulations 1988 Legal Profession Act 1987 CASES CITED: DATES OF HEARING: 22 December 1994 DATE OF JUDGMENT: 12/22/1994 LEGAL REPRESENTATIVES: Mr R.R. Stitt QC and Mr G.C. Lindsay instructed by Mr G.S. Still for the Law Society Mr J.L. Lindsay QC and Mr R.N. Gye instructed by Mr R. Koffel for the Solicitor.
JUDGMENT:
Complaint: Allegations of breaches of Sections 61 & 62 of the Legal Profession Act 1987; breaches of undertakings to Windeyer J in Supreme Court proceedings; Solicitor acted for purchasers in conveyancing transactions where the purchase price in the contract was not the true purchase price.
Supplementary Complaint: Alleged that the Solicitor sought to induce a company and its Solicitor to mislead the Law Society and the Tribunal.
Second Supplementary Complaint: Alleged that the Solicitor prepared and witnessed a Statutory Declaration which was known or ought to have been known by him to be false.
Solicitor declined to answer Supplementary Complaints, withdrew his answer to the initial Complaint and all evidence filed by him in the proceedings.
Without admission, the Solicitor consented to the Orders sought by the Law Society.
Tribunal found the Solicitor guilty of professional misconduct in relation to each complaint.
Solicitor's name removed from the Roll.
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