Council of the Law Society of New South Wales v Fitzsimons (No 2) [2013] NSWADT 126

Administrative Decisions Tribunal New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: Council of the Law Society of New South Wales v Fitzsimons (No 2) [2013] NSWADT 126 Hearing dates: 23 April 2012, 24 July 2012 & 4 July 2012 Decision date: 05 June 2013 Jurisdiction: Legal Services Division Before: M Riordan, Judicial Member J Pheils, Judicial Member Professor R Fitzgerald, Non-Judicial Member Decision: 1.The Respondent's name be removed from the Roll of Local Lawyers; and 2.The Respondent to pay the Applicant's costs of and incidental to this Application, as agreed or assessed Catchwords: Solicitor Disciplinary Application - Professional Misconduct - Misappropriation - Misleading/attempting to Mislead - making false Statutory Declaration - Failure to report an act of dishonesty or irregularities in relation to trust monies to the Law Society - Breach of fiduciary duty - Borrowing from clients - Consequential Orders - Costs Legislation Cited: Legal Profession Act, 2004 Cases Cited: Council of the Law Society of NSW v Fitzsimons [2012] NSWADT 242; Law Society of New South Wales v O'Donnell [2010] NSWADT 130; Law Society of New South Wales v Bannister [(1983) 4 LPDR 24 at 28]; Law Society of New South Wales v Walsh [unreported decision in December 1997]; Harvey v The Law Society of New South Wales [(1975) 49 ALJR 362 at 364]; Ex Parte Macaulay [(1930) 30 SR NSW) 193, at 193-4]; Dupal v Law Society of New South Wales (unreported, 26 April 1990); Law Society of New South Wales v Jones (unreported, 27 July 1978); Council of the Law Society of New South Wales v Pizzinga [2012] NSWADT 211; Ziems v Prothonotary of the Supreme Court of NSW [1957] HCA 46; (1957) 97 CLR 279; A Solicitor v Council of the Law Society of New South Wales [2004] HCA 1; (2004) 216 CLR at [15]; Stanoevski v The Council of the Law Society of New South Wales [BC200803419]; Prothonotary of the Supreme Court of New South Wales v Livanes [2012] NSWCA 325 ("Livanes") at [34 to 36]; Ex parte Tzinolis; Re The Medical Practitioners Act (1966) 67 SR (NSW) 448 at (475); Health Care Complaints Commission v Litchfield (1997) 41 NSWLR 630 (at 637); Dawson v Law Society of New South Wales (New South Wales Court of Appeal, unreported, 21 December 1989, at 6-7); Prothonotary v Fitzsimons [2012] NSWSC 260; Council of the Law Society of NSW v Christopher Fitzsimons [2012] NSWADT 285; Council of the Law Society of NSW v Leslie [2013] NSWADT 81; Council of the Law Society of NSW and Lundy [2013] NSWADT 105 ; Legal Services Commissioner v Tsalidis & Council of the Law Society of NSW v Tsalidis [2013] NSWADT 101; Legal Services Commissioner v Angelovski [2013] NSWADT 93; Council of Law Society of NSW v Butt [2012] NSWADT 47; Law Society of NSW v Lo [2012] NSWADT 21; Council of Law Society of NSW v Kim [2012] NSWADT 45; Council of the Bar Association of NSW v Asuzu (No. 2) [2012] NSWADT 104; Council of the Law Society of NSW v Pu [2012] NSWADT 168; Council of the Law Society of NSW v Galloway [2012] NSWADT 176; Council of the Law Society of NSW v Ekes [2012] NSWADT 266; Council of the Law Society of NSW v Aouad [2012] NSWADT 267; Council of the Law Society of NSW v Xenos [2012] NSWADT 283; Mitry v Council of the NSW Bar Association 2001 NSWCA 273; A Solicitor v Council of the NSW Law Society [2004] HCA 1; Council of the Law Society of NSW v Nicholls [2012] NSWADT 22; Law Society of New South Wales v Davidson [2007] NSWADT 264; Re Robb & Anor (1996) 134 FLR 294; Council of the Law Society of New South Wales v Clapin [2011] NSWADT 83 (at [206 - 208]); Law Society of New South Wales v McCarthy [2003] NSWADT 198; Walter v Council of Queensland Law Society Inc. (1988) 62 ALJR 153 at 157; Smith v New South Wales Bar Association (1992) 176 CLR 256 at 270); Law Society of New South Wales v Foreman (1994) 34 NSWLR 408 at 441-442; Wentworth v New South Wales Bar Association (1992) 176 CLR 239 at 251; Council of the Law Society if NSW v Doherty [2010] NSWCA 177; Category: Consequential orders Parties: Council of the Law Society of New South Wales - Applicant Representation: Council of the Law Society of NSW (Applicant) Lyons and Lyons (Respondent) File Number(s): 092018