Law Society NSW v Feerick [2017] NSWCATOD 54

Civil and Administrative Tribunal New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: Law Society NSW v Feerick [2017] NSWCATOD 54 Hearing dates: 25 October 2016 Date of orders: 03 March 2017 Decision date: 03 March 2017 Jurisdiction: Occupational Division Before: K O'Connor, AM, ADCJ, Deputy President R Dawson, Senior Member M Bolt, General Member Decision: 1.The Tribunal finds the respondent guilty of professional misconduct. 2.The Tribunal orders that that the name of the respondent be removed from the local roll. 3.The respondent pay the applicant's costs, as agreed or assessed. Catchwords: PROFESSIONAL DISCIPLINE – Legal Profession – Misappropriation – Conflict of Interest – Professional Misconduct - Appropriate Disciplinary Order – Rehabilitation program since suspension from practice – Whether sufficient reformation of character demonstrated – Not yet sufficient – Order for removal of name from roll. Legislation Cited: Civil and Administrative Tribunal Act 2013 Legal Profession Act 2004 Cases Cited: Allinson v General Council of Medical Education & Registration [1894] 1QBD 750 Dupal v Law Society of New South Wales [1990] NSWCA 56 A Solicitor v Council of the NSW Law Society [2004] HCA 1; 216 CLR 253; 204 ALR 8; 78 ALJR 310 Ex parte Lenehan (1948) 77 CLR 403 Ex parte Tziniolos; Re Medical Practitioners Act (1966) 67 SR (NSW) 448 Health Care Complaints Commission v Litchfield [1997] NSWSC 297; (1997) 41 NSWLR 630 Hoile v Medical Board of South Australia [1960] HCA 30; (1960) 104 CLR 157 Law Society of NSW v Shehadie (No 2) [2016] NSWCATOD 151 New South Wales Bar Association v Murphy [2002] NSWCA 138 Petsinis v Victorian Legal Services Board [2016] VSC 389 The Council of the New South Wales Bar Association v Sahade [2007] NSWCA 145 The Prothonotary of the Supreme Court of New South Wales v Dimitrious [2015] NSWCA 258 XY v The Board of Examiners [2005] VSC 250 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Council of the Law Society of New South Wales (Applicant) Thomas Gerard Feerick (Respondent) Representation: Counsel: P Maddigan (Applicant) I Davidson SC (Respondent)