Council of the Law Society of New South Wales v Vaughan (No 2) [2011] NSWADT 260

Administrative Decisions Tribunal New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: Council of the Law Society of New South Wales v Vaughan (No 2) [2011] NSWADT 260 Hearing dates: 17 August 2011 Decision date: 11 November 2011 Jurisdiction: Legal Services Division Before: M Chesterman, Deputy President N Isenberg, Judicial Member R Fitzgerald, Non-judicial Member Decision: 1. The Respondent is liable to pay compensation totalling $977.69 to the complainant AB. 2. No order as to costs. Catchwords: Disciplinary application - solicitor - claim for compensation by complainant Legislation Cited: Administrative Decisions Tribunal Act 1997 Civil Liability Act 2002 Family Law Act 1975 (Cth) Legal Profession Act 1987 Legal Profession Act 2004 Cases Cited: Cachia v Hanes (1994) 179 CLR 403 Council of the Law Society of New South Wales v Vaughan [2011] NSWADT 118 Hungerfords v Walker (1989) 171 CLR 125 Law Society of New South Wales v Hill [2002] NSWADT 190 In the matter of Radin [1993] NSWLST 19 Category: Separate question Parties: Council of the Law Society of New South Wales (Applicant) AB (Complainant) Michael John Vaughan (Respondent) Representation: Counsel J Conomos (Respondent) AB (Complainant - In person) File Number(s): 102031 Publication restriction: Section 121 of the Family Law Act 1975 (Cth) to the publication of the complainant names.