Council of the Law Society of New South Wales v Renfrew [2019] NSWCATOD 63

Civil and Administrative Tribunal New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: Council of the Law Society of New South Wales v Renfrew [2019] NSWCATOD 63 Hearing dates: 28 March 2019 Date of orders: 30 April 2019 Decision date: 30 April 2019 Jurisdiction: Occupational Division Before: M Sindler, Senior Member P Moran, Senior Member M Bolt, General Member Decision: The respondent is found guilty of professional misconduct and the Tribunal orders:

(1) the respondent is reprimanded;

(2) the respondent is prohibited from engaging in legal practice except as an employed solicitor supervised by a solicitor with an unrestricted practising certificate;

(3) the respondent must not apply for, or be issued with, a practising certificate authorising her to engage in legal practice other than as an employee of a legal practice, corporation or government authority;

(4) the respondent must undergo courses of education as follows:

(A) Wills and Probate The respondent must, at her own expense and within six (6) months from the date of these orders, complete a course in wills and probate law that the Law Society of New South Wales' Director, Professional Standards (Director) or Acting Director, Professional Standards (Acting Director) approves in writing (Wills and Probate Course), and therein achieve a pass mark of not less than 50% (Pass Mark). Further: within 7 days of receipt of notification of the result of her participation in the Wills and Probate Course, the respondent must provide to the Director of or Acting Director, the original result notification from the Wills and Probate Course provider; if the respondent fails to achieve the Pass Mark, she must complete any further Wills and Probate Course until such time as she achieves the Pass Mark; if the respondent fails to achieve the Pass Mark within the six (6) month period above then: i. if the respondent holds a current practising certificate on the date the period expires, that practising certificate shall be suspended from that date until the date that she achieves the Pass Mark; and ii. if the respondent does not hold a current practising certificate on the date the period expires, she must not apply for, or be issued with, a practising certificate until she achieves the Pass Mark.