Kenneth Roy McQueeney [1991] NSWLST 10

The Legal Services Tribunal of New South Wales

CITATION : Kenneth Roy McQueeney [1991] NSWLST 10 PARTIES : Kenneth Roy McQueeney FILE NUMBER(S) : of CORAM: Mr J.I. Einfeld (Chairman) - Dr U. Gault - Ms A Plotke CATCHWORDS: Professional Misconduct - fail to carry out instructions - Professional Misconduct - mislead Court/Tribunal - Professional Misconduct - gross negligence and delay/gross delay/delay - Professional Misconduct - misappropriate trust moneys/moneys - Professional Misconduct - prefer own interests to those of others :- Crimes Act 1900 Legal Practitioners' Act 1898 LEGISLATION CITED: Legal Profession Act 1987 Solicitors' Statutory Committee under the 1898 Act Disciplinary Tribunal under the 1987 Act CASES CITED: Regina v Kenneth Roy McQueeney number 39 of 1988 dated 20 April 1989 DATES OF HEARING: 02/10/90 - 19/03/91 DATE OF JUDGMENT: 03/19/1991 LEGAL REPRESENTATIVES: Mr M.I.J. Huntington Miss R. MacDougal

JUDGMENT:

The Solicitors' Statutory Committee In the matter of Kenneth Roy McQueeney Statement of Findings and Order

Before: Mr J.I. Einfeld (Chairman), Dr U. Gault and Miss A. Plotke, on 2 October 1990. Appearances: Mr M.I.J. Huntington appeared on behalf of the Law Society of New South Wales and to assist the Committee, instructed by Miss R. MacDougal. There was no appearance by or on behalf of the Solicitor.

This matter was referred to the Solicitors' Statutory Committee ("the Committee") pursuant to the provisions of s.76 of the Legal Practitioners' Act 1898 (as amended) ("the Act") by the Council of the Law Society of New South Wales ("the Law Society") for enquiry and investigation into the alleged professional misconduct of Kenneth Roy McQueeney ("the Solicitor") particulars of which are set out in the Schedule to the reference dated 3 June 1983.