Council of the Law Society of New South Wales v King [2018] NSWCATOD 157

Civil and Administrative Tribunal New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: Council of the Law Society of New South Wales v King [2018] NSWCATOD 157 Hearing dates: 7 September 2018 Date of orders: 19 September 2018 Decision date: 19 September 2018 Jurisdiction: Occupational Division Before: The Hon F Marks, Principal Member P Moran, Senior Member E Hayes, General Member Decision: (1) The name of Denise Elizabeth King is removed from the local roll (2) The respondent is to pay the costs of the applicant in an amount assessed in default of agreement (3) We grant liberty to apply to the applicant with respect to any claim for compensation which must be exercised within two months of this date. Catchwords: Legal practitioner – allegation of inappropriate and derogatory communication concerning client with Judicial Officer-improperly demanding immediate payment of invoices whilst threatening legal proceedings - held in the aggregate constitutes professional misconduct justifying removal of the name of the Respondent from the local roll of solicitors - failure to make timely cost disclosure - held to constitute unsatisfactory professional conduct - costs order made Legislation Cited: Legal Profession Act 2004 Guardianship and Administration Act 1986 (Vic). Evidence Act. Family Law Act (C'wlth) Civil and Administrative Tribunal Act Cases Cited: Griffin v The Council of the Law Society of New South Wales [2016] NSWCA 364 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Council of the Law Society of New South Wales (Applicant) Denise Elizabeth King (Respondent) Representation: L Pierotti Solicitor (Applicant) D King (Respondent in person) File Number(s): 2016/00378651 Publication restriction: Non-publication order extending to the name of any person who was a client of the respondent, the name of any member of the family of any such client and any information which might tend to identify any such persons