Law Society of NSW v Shehadie (No 2) [2016] NSWCATOD 151

Civil and Administrative Tribunal New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: Law Society of NSW v Shehadie (No 2) [2016] NSWCATOD 151 Hearing dates: 22 August 2016 Date of orders: 05 December 2016 Decision date: 05 December 2016 Jurisdiction: Occupational Division Before: K P O'Connor, AM, ADCJ, Deputy President R Dawson, Senior Member J Schwager, General Member Decision: 1. The respondent's local practising certificate be cancelled, and that any new certificate not be issued to the practitioner before the end of 12 months from the date of this order. 2. The respondent be fined $25,000. 3. The respondent pay the applicant's costs of, and incidental, to these proceedings, as agreed or assessed. Catchwords: PROFESSIONAL DISCIPLINE – Legal Profession - Finding of Professional Misconduct – Misappropriation - Appropriate disciplinary order Legislation Cited: Legal Profession Act 2004 Cases Cited: A Solicitor v Council of the NSW Law Society [2004] HCA 1; 216 CLR 253 Dupal v Law Society of NSW (unreported, 26 April 1990) Ex Parte Lenehan [1948] HCA 45; (1948) 77 CLR 403 Kumar v Legal Services Commissioner [2015] NSWCA 161 New South Wales Bar Association v Cummins [2001] NSWCA 28 New South Wales Bar Association v Evatt [1968] HCA 20; (1968) 117 CLR 177 New South Wales Bar Association v Maddocks (23 August 1988, unreported) New South Wales Bar Association v Murphy [2002] NSWCA 138 Prothonotary of the Supreme Court of New South Wales v Ritchard (31 July 1987, unreported) Southern Law Society v Westbrook [1910] HCA 31; (1910) 10 CLR 609. Stanoevski v The Council of the Law Society of NSW [2008] NSWCA 93 The Council of the Law Society of NSW v Doherty [2010] NSWCA 177 The Law Society of New South Wales v Walsh [1997] NSWCA 185 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Law Society of New South Wales (Applicant) Michael John Shehadie (Respondent) Representation: Counsel: B Tronson (Applicant) C Webster SC (Respondent)