Council of the Law Society of NSW v Autore (No 2) [2018] NSWCATOD 70

Civil and Administrative Tribunal New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: Council of the Law Society of NSW v Autore (No 2) [2018] NSWCATOD 70 Hearing dates: 22 March 2018 Date of orders: 17 May 2018 Decision date: 17 May 2018 Jurisdiction: Occupational Division Before: D Fairlie, Senior Member R Dawson, Senior Member B Thomson, General Member Decision: Having found the Respondent, Anthony Autore guilty of professional misconduct, the Tribunal orders that:

1. The Respondent is reprimanded

2. The Respondent is to pay a fine of $5,000 payable within 28 days

3. Within six months of the date of publication of these Reasons for Decision, the Respondent, at his own cost is to enrol and to successfully complete, by achieving a pass mark of not less than 50%, the Legal Practice Management – Sole Practitioners Course (as modified below) conducted by the College of Law NSW

4. The course is to contain (in addition to all the other modules), specific modules which address legal ethics and in particular a solicitor's obligations when dealing with other legal practitioners and the giving and receiving of undertakings in legal practice and their effect

5. At the time of his enrolment, the Respondent must provide to the Chief Executive Officer of the College of Law NSW, a copy of this order so that the modules can be formulated and provided for in the course to be undertaken by the Respondent

6. Upon his enrolment and again upon his successful completion of the course, the Respondent must provide written evidence within seven days to the Applicant of each event