Council of the Law Society of NSW v Mee Ling [2012] NSWADT 146

Administrative Decisions Tribunal New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: Council of the Law Society of NSW v Mee Ling [2012] NSWADT 146 Hearing dates: 1 April 2011 & 17 June 2011 [102024 & 102025]29 March 2012 [102024 & 102025 (as amended) & 112033] Decision date: 25 July 2012 Jurisdiction: Legal Services Division Before: M Riordan, Judicial Member J Pheils, Judicial Member C Bennett, Non Judicial Member Decision: 1.The Solicitor's name be removed from the local Roll of Legal Practitioners; 2. The Solicitor pay the Law Society's Costs of Applications numbered 102024 and 102025 (including the costs of the Amended Applications) and 112033, as agreed or assessed. 3. While we are satisfied that a compensation order is appropriate, we note that the claim has not yet been quantifed. We therefore grant the Compensation Claimant liberty to apply in respect of that claim. Catchwords: Solicitor - Disciplinary Application - Professional Misconduct - Claim for Compensation Legislation Cited: Legal Profession Act 1987 Legal Profession Act 2004 Legal Profession Regulation Revised Professional Conduct and Practice Rules 1995 (Solicitors' Rules) Cases Cited: Allinson v General Council of Medical Education and Registration (1894) 1 QB 750 Law Society of New South Wales v Walsh [unreported, December 1997]; Harvey v The Law Society of New South Wales (1975) 49 ALJR 362 at 364; Ex parte Macauley (1930) 30 SR (NSW) 193; Ziems v The Prothonotary of the Supreme Court of New South Wales (1957) 97 CLR 279 at 297-8; Law Society of New South Wales v Foreman (1994) 34 NSWLR 408 at 441-442; Dupal v Law Society of New South Wales [1990] NSWCA 56; New South Wales Bar Association v Evatt (1986) 117 CLR 177 at 184; Category: Principal judgment Parties: Council of the Law Society of New South Wales (Applicant) Paul Adrian Mee Ling (Respondent) Representation: Counsel E A Englebrecht (Respondent) L W Pierotti (Applicant, and mentioned appearance of Mr Ellison SC (the Compensation Claimant) Mee Ling (Respondent) File Number(s): 102024, 102025 & 112033