Council of the Law Society of New South Wales v Ashworth [2016] NSWCATOD 139

Civil and Administrative Tribunal New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: Council of the Law Society of New South Wales v Ashworth [2016] NSWCATOD 139 Hearing dates: 22 October 2015 Date of orders: 11 November 2016 Decision date: 11 November 2016 Jurisdiction: Occupational Division Before: J Wakefield, Senior Member M Riordan, Senior Member M Bolt, General Member Decision: (1) The respondent is guilty of professional misconduct. (2) The respondent's name be removed from the local roll. (3) The respondent pay the applicant's costs as agreed or assessed. (4) Grant leave to the complainant to approach the Registry within 14 days to list her claim for compensation for directions on a date to be fixed. Catchwords: Civil and Administrative Tribunal (NSW) – Occupational Division - jurisdiction – misappropriation of trust money – professional misconduct – no evidence from solicitor - removal from roll Legislation Cited: Civil and Administrative Tribunal Act 2013 (NSW)Legal Profession Act 2004 Legal Profession Uniform Law Application Act 2014 Legal Profession Uniform Law (NSW) No 16a Cases Cited: Allinson v General Council of Medical Education and Registration [1894] 1 QB 750 Australian Securities & Investments Commission v Elm Financial Services Pty Ltd (2005) 55 ACSR 411 Bechara v Legal Services Commissioner [2010] NSWCA 364 Brereton v Legal Services Commissioner [2010] VSC 378 Council of the Law Society of New South Wales v Coombes [2015] NSWCATOD 108 Council of the Law Society of New South Wales v Doherty [2010] NSWCA 177 Council of the Law Society of New South Wales v Gates [2016] NSWCATOD 35 Council of the Law Society of New South Wales v Pizzinga [2012] NSWADT 211 Council of the Law Society of New South Wales v Ross [2013] NSWADT 106 Council of the New South Wales Bar Association v Berwick [2016] NSWCATOD 81 Council of the New South Wales Bar Association v Breeze [2015] NSWCATOD 152 Council of the New South Wales Bar Association v Sahade [2007] NSWCA 141 Daley v Sydney Stock Exchange Ltd (1986) 160 CLR 371 Dupal v Law Society of New South Wales (Unreported, NSW Court of Appeal, 26 April 1990) Harvey v Law Society of New South Wales (1975) 49 ALJ 362 Kennedy v Council of the Incorporated Law Institute of New South Wales (1939) 13 ALJ 563 Kumar v Legal Services Commissioner [2015] NSWCA 161 Law Society of New South Wales v Bannister (1993) 1 LPDR 24 Law Society of New South Wales v Foreman (No 2) (1994) 34 NSW LR 408 Law Society of New South Wales v Halligan [2009] NSWADT 317 Law Society of New South Wales v Jones (Unreported, NSW Court of Appeal, 27 July 1978) Law Society of New South Wales v McNamara [2007] NSWADT 162 Law Society of New South Wales v Walsh [1997] NSWCA 185 Legal Practitioners Board v Jones [2010] SAS CFC 51 Legal Services Commissioner v Brereton [2011] VSCA 241 Legal Services Commissioner v Miskell [2016] NSWCATOD 95 Legal Services Commissioner v Papantoniou (No 2) [2014] NSWCATOD 141 Legal Services Commissioner v Searle [2016] NSWCATOD 23 New South Wales Bar Association v Butland [2009] NSWADT 177 New South Wales Bar Association v Meakes [2006] NSWCA 340 The Council of the Law Society of New South Wales v Hussein [2010] NSWADT 182 R v Lawrence [1977] 1 VR 459 Xie v Wen [2016] NSWCATOD 110 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Council of the Law Society of New South Wales (Applicant) Gary John Ashworth (Respondent) Representation: Solicitor: Council of the Law Society of New South Wales (Applicant) File Number(s): 1520091