Council of the Law Society of New South Wales v Loris Hendy [2016] NSWCATOD 20

Civil and Administrative Tribunal New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: Council of the Law Society of New South Wales v Loris Hendy [2016] NSWCATOD 20 Hearing dates: 23 September 2015 Date of orders: 23 February 2016 Decision date: 23 February 2016 Jurisdiction: Occupational Division Before: D Patten, Principal Member M Riordan,Senior Member M Bolt, General Member Decision: (1) That the solicitor is guilty of unsatisfactory professional conduct. (2) The solicitor is reprimanded. (3) The solicitor to pay the Council's costs of and incidental to these proceedings as agreed or assessed. Catchwords: Substantial debt incurred by incorporated practice – Inadequate supervision of an employee – unsatisfactory professional conduct Legislation Cited: Legal Profession Act 2004 Legal Profession Uniform Law Application Act 2014 Legal Profession Uniform Law Application Legislation Amendment Act 2015 Cases Cited: Allinson v General Council of Medical Education and Registration [1840] 1 QB 750 Council of the Law Society of NSW v Narayanasamy [2014] NSWCATOD 18 Council of the Law Society of NSW v Xenos [2012] NSWADT283 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Council of the Law Society of New South Wales (Applicant) Loris Hendy (Respondent) Representation: Solicitors: Council of the Law Society of New South Wales (Applicant) Priest Legal Lawyers & Conveyancing (Respondent) File Number(s): 1520055