Council of the Law Society of NSW v Cummins [2018] NSWCATOD 185

Civil and Administrative Tribunal New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: Council of the Law Society of NSW v Cummins [2018] NSWCATOD 185 Hearing dates: 8 June 2018 and 3 October 2018 Date of orders: 14 November 2018 Decision date: 14 November 2018 Jurisdiction: Occupational Division Before: D Fairlie, Senior Member M Riordan, Senior Member M Bolt, General Member Decision: (1) The Solicitor is reprimanded.

(2) The Solicitor is fined $1,000.

(3) The Solicitor is to pay the Applicant's costs, as agreed or assessed. Catchwords: Solicitor – professional misconduct - breach of condition of a practising – making a threat to another practitioner – appropriate orders Legislation Cited: Children and Young Persons (Care and Protection) Act 1998 Civil and Administrative Tribunal Act 2013 Legal Profession Act 2004 Legal Profession Uniform Law Application Act 2014 Legal Profession Uniform Law (NSW) Cases Cited: Allinson v General Medical and Registration Board [1894] 1 QB 750 Council of the Law Society of New South Wales v Braham [2015] NSWCATOD 97 Council of the Law Society of New South Wales v Gallego (No 2) NSWCATOD 10 Griffin v The Council of the Law Society of New South Wales [2016] NSWCA 364 In the matter of Karageorge - Solicitor's Statutory Committee No 12 of 1986 Law Society of New South Wales v Jayawardena [2008] NSWADT 187 Law Society of New south Wales v Singh [2010] NSWADT 26 New South Wales Bar Association v Cummins [2001] NSWCA 284 Potkonyak v Legal Services Commissioner (No2) [2018] NSWCA 173 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Council of the Law Society of NSW (Applicant) Paul Bernard Cummins (Respondent) Representation: Solicitors: Law Society of NSW (Applicant) Paul Bernard Cummins (Respondent in person) File Number(s): 2017/00376912 Publication restriction: Not applicable