Council of the Law Society of New South Wales v Cahill [2017] NSWCATOD 4

Civil and Administrative Tribunal New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: Council of the Law Society of New South Wales v Cahill [2017] NSWCATOD 4 Hearing dates: 2 December 2016 Date of orders: 10 January 2017 Decision date: 10 January 2017 Jurisdiction: Occupational Division Before: S Westgarth, Deputy President P Moran, Senior Member M Bolt, General Member Decision: (1) The respondent is guilty of professional misconduct; (2) The legal practitioner is reprimanded; (3) The legal practitioner is fined the sum of $5,000.00; and (4) The legal practitioner is to pay the applicant's costs as agreed or assessed Catchwords: Professional misconduct – factors to consider Legislation Cited: Crimes Act 1900 Legal Profession Uniform Law (NSW) Cases Cited: Allinson v General Council of Medical Education and Registration [1894] 1 QB 750 Legal Services Commission v Anderson [2015] NSWCATOD 56 Prothonotary of the Supreme Court of New South Wales v Dimitrious [2015] NSWCA 258 Prothonotary of the Supreme Court of New South Wales v P [2003] NSWCA 320 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Council of the Law Society of New South Wales (Applicant) Thomas Kenneth Cahill (Respondent) Representation: Counsel: L Pierotti (Applicant)

Solicitors: T Williams (Respondent) D Miller (Legal Services Commissioner) File Number(s): 1620187