Aussel and Murphy re McCaffery [2015] NSWCATOD 119

Civil and Administrative Tribunal New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: Aussel and Murphy re McCaffery [2015] NSWCATOD 119 Hearing dates: 21 April 2015 Date of orders: 26 October 2015 Decision date: 26 October 2015 Jurisdiction: Occupational Division Before: J Wakefield, Senior Member J Pheils, Senior Member M Bolt, General Member Decision: Under s 121(3) of the Legal Profession Uniform Law (NSW) No 16a 2014, the Tribunal approves the employment of Nicholas Luke McCaffery being a person who has been convicted of a serious offence as a lay associate within the meaning of s 6 of the Law by Nicholas William Aussel, solicitor, and Thomas Arthur Murphy, solicitor subject to the conditions set out in this decision. Catchwords: Administrative Law – Civil and Administrative Tribunal (NSW) – Occupational Division – Application for approval to be a lay associate – protection of the public – integrity of the legal profession – whether fit and proper – character insight – contrition – rehabilitation –view of the Council of the Law Society -Legal Profession Uniform Law (NSW) – savings and transitional provisions Legislation Cited: Legal Profession Act 2004 Legal Profession Uniform Law Application Act 2014 Legal Profession Uniform Law (NSW) No 16a Cases Cited: Aussel re McCaffery [2013] NSWADT 102 Briginshaw v Briginshaw 60 CLR 336 Camille Edouard Dezarnaulds and Stephen Wawn v Law Society of New South Wales (unreported Spender AJ dated 27 June 1995) Connolly v Law Society of New South Wales [2000] NSWADT 82 Dawson v Law Society of New South Wales (No 590 of 1988) Double Bay Law Pty Ltd t/a & Legal & Howard Hilton v Council of the Law Society of NSW [2013] NSWADT 182 Hegney v Law Society of New South Wales [2008] NSWADT 150 In the matter of Iverson (unreported 26 July 1996, No 30 of 1995) La Fontaine v Law Society [2006] NSWADT 244 McCowan v Council of the Law Society of NSW [2014] NSWCATOD 44 McGirr & Anor v The Council of the Law Society of NSW [2014] NSWCATOD 154 Michael John Charles Caiger [1993] NSWLST 14 Miedzinski v Council of the Law Society [2007] NSWADT 268 Re Clayton [1962] SR (NSW) 132 Category: Principal judgment Parties: NW Aussel and TA Murphy (Applicants) Representation: Counsel: C Stewart (Applicants)