The Council of the Law Society of New South Wales v White [2011] NSWADT 10

Administrative Decisions Tribunal New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: The Council of the Law Society of New South Wales v White [2011] NSWADT 10 Hearing dates: 26 November 2010 Decision date: 19 January 2011 Jurisdiction: Legal Services Division Before: M Riordan, Judicial Member G Mullane, Judicial Member C Bennett, Non-judicial Member Decision: 1. The name of Geoffrey Allan White be removed from the roll of legal practitioners. 2. Geoffrey Allan White shall pay the applicant's costs of these proceedings, as agreed or assessed. Catchwords: Solicitor - Professional Misconduct Legislation Cited: Legal Profession Act 1987 Legal Profession Act 2004 Revised Professional Conduct and Practice Rules 1995 Cases Cited: Allinson v General Council of Medical Education and Registration [1894] 1 KB 750 Coe v NSW Bar Association [2000] NSWCA 13 Council of the New South Wales Bar Association v Butland [2009] NSWADT 177 Law Society of New South Wales v Foreman (1994) 34 NSWLR 408 New South Wales Bar Association v Hamman [1999] NSWCA 404 New South Wales Bar Association v. Meakes [2006] NSWCA 340 Wentworth v New South Wales Bar Association (1992) 176 CLR 239 Category: Principal judgment Parties: The Council of the Law Society of New South Wales (Applicant) Geoffrey Allan White (Respondent) Representation: S Barnes (Applicant) A Foord (Applicant) No appearance (Respondent) File Number(s): 102015