Council of the Law Society of NSW v Tsalidis (No 3) [2012] NSWADT 229

Administrative Decisions Tribunal New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: Council of the Law Society of NSW v Tsalidis (No 3) [2012] NSWADT 229 Hearing dates: 7 June 2012 Decision date: 07 November 2012 Jurisdiction: Legal Services Division Before: M Chesterman, Deputy President M Riordan, Judicial Member C Bennett, Non-judicial Member Decision: 1. The Respondent is guilty of professional misconduct as detailed in these reasons. 2. For the purpose of scheduling a further hearing on the question of consequential orders, the matter is set down for directions at 9.30 a.m. on Monday 12 November 2012. Catchwords: Solicitor - disciplinary proceedings - failure to comply with statutory notices requiring information and documents - failure to assist investigations Legislation Cited: Legal Profession Act 1987 Legal Profession Act 2004 Cases Cited: Allinson v General Council of Medical Education and Registration [1894] 1 QB 750 Council of the Law Society of New South Wales v Autore [2012] NSWADT 139 Johns v Law Society of New South Wales [1982] 2 NSWLR 1 Law Society of New South Wales v Knudsen [2006] NSWADT 49 Legal Services Commissioner v Tsalidis [2012] NSWADT 160 Veghelyi v Council of the Law Society of New South Wales, Unreported, Supreme Court, 6 September 1989, Smart J Category: Principal judgment Parties: Council of the Law Society of New South Wales (Applicant) Charles Kiriakos Tsalidis (Respondent) Representation: C Webster (Applicant) P Kintomanis (Respondent) Law Society of New South Wales (Applicant) File Number(s): 112028