The Council of the Law Society of New South Wales v Nicopoulos [2011] NSWADT 84

Administrative Decisions Tribunal New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: The Council of the Law Society of New South Wales v Nicopoulos [2011] NSWADT 84 Hearing dates: 4 February 2011 Decision date: 20 April 2011 Before: G Molloy, Judicial Member D Fairlie, Judicial Member E Hayes, Non-Judicial Member Decision: 1 The legal practitioner be fined. 2 The legal practitioner be reprimanded. 3 For a period of three years, the legal practitioner be required to provide to the Manager of the Professional Standards Department of the Society ( the Manager), within two months from the expiry of every quarter, evidence in a form satisfactory to the Manager confirming that the legal practitioner and his law practice have complied with their obligations to lodge Business Activity Statements and to remit PAYG tax to the Australian Taxation Office within the prescribed period. 4 The legal practitioner to pay the Society's costs. Catchwords: Solicitor - Professional Misconduct Legislation Cited: Legal Profession Act 1987 Legal Profession Act 2004 Cases Cited: Law Society of New South Wales v Vosnakis [2007] NSWADT 42 The Council of the Law Society of New South Wales v Somerfield [2008] NSWADT 235 Category: Principal judgment Parties: The Council of the Law Society of New South Wales (Applicant) James Nicopoulos (Respondent) Representation: Counsel: S Barnes (Applicant) Solicitors: Council of the Law Society of New South Wales (Applicant) Legal Services Commissioner (Applicant) J N Legal (Respondent) File Number(s): 102014