Council of the Law Society of NSW v Curran [2017] NSWCATOD 40

Civil and Administrative Tribunal New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: Council of the Law Society of NSW v Curran [2017] NSWCATOD 40 Hearing dates: 16 January 2017 Date of orders: 21 March 2017 Decision date: 21 March 2017 Jurisdiction: Occupational Division Before: D Fairlie, Senior Member M Riordan, Senior Member M Bolt, General Member Decision: 1 The name of Christopher Francis Curran is to be removed from the Roll. 2 Christopher Francis Curran is to pay the Law Society's costs, as agreed or assessed. Catchwords: Solicitor – misappropriation of trust monies and monies otherwise due to his employer – breach of undertaking – pressuring complainant to withdraw complaint Legislation Cited: Civil and Administrative Tribunal Act 2013 (No. 2) Legal Profession Act 2004 Legal Profession Uniform Law (NSW) 2014 Legal Profession Uniform Law Application Legislation Amendment Act 2015 Cases Cited: Council of the Law Society of NSW v Coombes [2015] NSWCATOD 108 Griffin v The Council of the Law Society of New South Wales [2016] NSWCA 364 Harvey v The Law Society of New South Wales(1975) 49 ALJR 362 In re Ian Alexander McKnight Solicitors Statutory Committee 3 December 1984 Law Society of New South Wales v Bannister (1993) 4 LPDR 24 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Council of the Law Society of NSW Christopher Francis Curran Representation: Solicitors: