Council of the Law Society of New South Wales v Webb (No 2) [2012] NSWADT 233

Administrative Decisions Tribunal New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: Council of the Law Society of New South Wales v Webb (No 2) [2012] NSWADT 233 Hearing dates: 7 August 2012 Decision date: 08 November 2012 Jurisdiction: Legal Services Division Before: M Chesterman, Deputy President J Currie, Judicial Member R Fitzgerald, Non-judicial Member Decision: 1. The Respondent is reprimanded. 2. The Respondent is fined the sum of $1,500. 3. The Respondent is to pay 50% of the costs of the Applicant as agreed or assessed. Catchwords: Solicitor - unsatisfactory professional conduct - consequential orders - costs Legislation Cited: Conveyancing Act 1919 Legal Profession Act 1987 Legal Profession Act 2004 Cases Cited: Council of the Law Society of New South Wales v Hinde [2011] NSWADT 20 Council of the Law Society of NSW v McGuire (No 3) [2012] NSWADT 118 Council of the Law Society of New South Wales v Webb [2012] NSWADT 114 Council of the Law Society of New South Wales v Xu [2009] NSWADT 67 Law Society of New South Wales v Lee [2005] NSWADT 242 Law Society of NSW v Markovski [2009] NSWADT 92 Legal Practice Conduct Board v Boylen [2003] SASC 242 Xu v Council of the Law Society of NSW [2009] NSWCA 430 Category: Consequential orders Parties: Council of the Law Society of New South Wales (Applicant) Peter James Webb (Respondent) Representation: Counsel S Barnes (Applicant) Anne-Marie Foord (Applicant) Eakin McCaffery Cox (Respondent) File Number(s): 112026