Council of the NSW Law Society v McEncroe [2015] NSWCATOD 109

Civil and Administrative Tribunal New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: Council of the NSW Law Society v McEncroe [2015] NSWCATOD 109 Hearing dates: 12 August 2015 Date of orders: 09 October 2015 Decision date: 09 October 2015 Jurisdiction: Occupational Division Before: Acting District Court Judge G.Mullane, Principal member J Wakefield, Senior member R Fitzgerald, General member Decision: (1)The respondent solicitor is guilty of professional misconduct; (2) The respondent solicitor is reprimanded; and (3) The respondent solicitor must pay the costs of the Law Society of or incidental to these proceedings. Catchwords: Solicitor- discipline- borrowing from client- professional misconduct Legislation Cited: Legal Profession Act 2004; Revised Professional Conduct and Practice Rules 1995 Cases Cited: Law Society of NSW v Harvey [1976] 2 NSWLR 154; Law Society of NSW v Moulton (1981) 2NSWLR 736; NSW Bar Association v Evatt (1968) 117 CLR 177; (Ziems v the Prothonotary of the Supreme Court of NSW (1957) 97 CLR 279; Clyne v NSW bar Association(1960 104 CLR186; Lord Westbury Tyrrell v Bank of London (1862) 10 HLC 26; Law Society of NSW v Barwick and Deshnicz [2002] NSWADT 66; Council of the Law Society of NSW v Mavrakis [2010] NSWADT 103; Council of the Law Society of NSW v Stormer [2010] NSWADT 240; Council of the Law Society of NSW v White [2011] NSWADT 11; Council of the Law Society of NSW v Lyons [2012] NSWADT 166; Council of the Law Society of NSW v Laftsidis [2010] NSWADT 317; Council of the Law Society of NSW v Dona [2014] NSWCATOD 27; Alison v General Council of Medical Education and Registration (1894) 1QB 750; Dona v the Council of the Law Society of NSW [2014] NSWCA 444; Law Society of NSW v Vosnakis [2007] NSWADT 42; The Council of the Law Society of NSW v Downie [2014] NSWCATOD 60; Legal Services Commissioner v O'Donnell [2015] NSWCATOD 17; Council of the Law Society of NSW v Martin [2015] NSWTATOD 13; Council of Law Society of NSW v Doherty [2009] NSWTATOD 155; Council of the Law Society of NSW v Doherty [2010] NSWCA 177; Council of NSW Law Society v Pizzinga [2012] NSWADT 211 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Council of the Law Society of NSW (Applicant) John Reginald McEncroe (Respondent) Representation: Solicitors: CM Groenewegen (Applicant) T Williams (Respondent) File Number(s): 1520028