Council of the Law Society of NSW v Bradfield [2012] NSWADT 49

Administrative Decisions Tribunal New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: Council of the Law Society of NSW v Bradfield [2012] NSWADT 49 Hearing dates: 5 March 2012 Decision date: 05 March 2012 Jurisdiction: Legal Services Division Before: M Chesterman, Deputy President N Isenberg, Judicial Member J Butlin, Non-judicial Member Decision: 1. John Gordon Bradfield is guilty of professional misconduct. 2. The name of John Gordon Bradfield is to be removed from the Roll of Local Lawyers. 3. John Gordon Bradfield is to pay the costs of the Applicant Society. Catchwords: Disciplinary application - solicitor - failure to invest funds on clients' behalf - issue of false mortgage documents - misappropriation - failure to account - breach of regulatory requirements - not 'fit and proper' Legislation Cited: Administrative Decisions Tribunal Rules 1998 Legal Profession Act 1987 Legal Profession Act 2004 Revised Professional Conduct and Practice Rules (Solicitors' Rules) 1995 Cases Cited: Allinson v General Council of Medical Education and Registration [1894] 1 QB 750 New South Wales Bar Association v Hamman [1999] NSWCA 404 Prothonotary v P [2003] NSWCA 320 at [17(2)] Category: Principal judgment Parties: Council of the Law Society of New South Wales (Applicant) John Gordon Bradfield (Respondent) Representation: Counsel R Stitt QC and S Barnes (Applicant) Council of the Law Society of NSW (Applicant) No appearance (Respondent) File Number(s): 112023