Council of the Law Society of New South Wales v Narayanasamy [2015] NSWCATOD 82

Civil and Administrative Tribunal New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: Council of the Law Society of New South Wales v Narayanasamy [2015] NSWCATOD 82 Hearing dates: 7 April 2015 Date of orders: 19 March 2015 Decision date: 17 August 2015 Jurisdiction: Occupational Division Before: M Riordan, Senior Member; N Isenberg, Senior Member; R Fitzgerald, General Member Decision: 1. The name of the Respondent be removed from the Local Roll.

2. The Respondent pay the Applicant's costs Catchwords: Solicitor – disciplinary application - finding of professional misconduct - whether removal from Roll warranted Legislation Cited: Evidence Act 1995 Legal Profession Act 2004 Civil and Administrative Tribunal Act 2013 Cases Cited: Briginshaw v Briginshaw (1938) 60 CLR 336 Allinson v General Council of Medical Education and Registration [1894] 1 QB 750 Law Society v Xenos [2002] NSWADT Council of the Law Society of New South Wales v Narayanasamy [2014] NSWCATOD 18 Kennedy v Council of the Incorporated Law Institute of New South Wales, (Unreported; noted in (1939) 13 ALJ 563) Category: Principal judgment Parties: Council of the Law Society of New South Wales (Applicant) Jayram Narayanasamy (Respondent) Representation: Solicitors: L Pierotti, Council of the Law Society of New South Wales (Applicant) J Narayanasamy ( Respondent in person) File Number(s): 1420228