Council of the Law Society of New South Wales v Lewis [2019] NSWCATOD 100

Civil and Administrative Tribunal New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: Council of the Law Society of New South Wales v Lewis [2019] NSWCATOD 100 Hearing dates: 19 June 2019 Date of orders: 24 June 2019 Decision date: 24 June 2019 Jurisdiction: Occupational Division Before: M Riordan, Senior Member M Sindler, Senior Member M Bolt, General Member Decision: 1. The Respondent is guilty of professional misconduct in respect of both grounds of the Application. 2. The Respondent is reprimanded. 3. The Respondent is fined $4,000. 4. The Respondent is to pay the Applicant's costs, as agreed or assessed, Catchwords: Legal practitioner – failure to comply with an undertaking – practising in breach of a condition upon a practising certificate – professional misconduct found – appropriate orders – liability for costs Legislation Cited: Legal Profession Uniform Law (NSW) Civil and Administrative Tribunal Act 2013 (No. 2) New South Wales Professional Conduct and Practice Rules 2013 Legal Profession Uniform Law Australian Solicitors' Conduct Rules 2015 Cases Cited: Council of the Law Society of New South Wales v Powell [2019] NSWCATOD 24 Council of the Law Society of New South Wales v Kim [2012] NSWADT 45 Allinson v General Council of Medical Education and Registration [1894] 1 QB 750 at 763 Clyne v NSW Bar Association (1960) 104 CLR 186 at 201-202; (1960) ALR 574; [1960] HCA 40 Council of the Law Society of NSW v Sandroussi [2012] NSWADT 40 Council of the Law Society of NSW v Weller [2017] NSWCATOD 38 at [40] Council of the Law Society of New South Wales v Gallego [2014] NSWCATOD 102 Kazas-Rogaris v Council of the Law Society of New South Wales (No 2) [2015] NSWCATOD 7 Council of the Law Society of New South Wales v Panopoulos [2010] NSWADT 208 Council of the New South Wales Bar Association v Barnett [2016] NSWCATOD 153 Council of the New South Wales Bar Association v Quinlivan [2015] NSWCATOD 54 Kennedy v The Council of the Incorporated Law Institute of New South Wales (1939) 13 ALJ 563 Law Society Of New South Wales v Walsh [1997] NSWCA 185 Law Society of NSW v Autore [2017] NSWCATOD 168 Law Society of New South Wales v Foreman (1991) 24 NSWLR 238 Law Society of New South Wales v Moulton (1981) 2 NSWLR 736 Law Society of New South Wales v Singh [2011] NSWADT 47 Law Society of New South Wales v Thompson [2018] NSWCATOD 57 Legal Practitioners Conduct Board v Hay (2001) 83 SASR 454 Mee Ling v Law Society of New South Wales (1974) 1 NSWLR 490 NSW Bar Association v Evatt (1968) 117 CLR 117 NSW Bar Association v Meakes [2006] NSWCA 340 New South Wales Bar Association v Livesey (1982) 2 NSWLR 231 Re Walker (1887) 3 WN (NSW) 123 The Council of The Law Society of New South Wales v Foreman [No 2] (1994) 34 NSWLR 408 The Council Of The New South Wales Bar Association v Sahade [2007] NSWCA 145 Wade v Licardy (1993) 33 NSWLR 1 Ziems v Prothonotary of the Supreme Court of NSW (1957) 97 CLR 279 Council of the Law Society of NSW v Yang [2017] NSWCATOD 44 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Council of the Law Society of New South Wales (Applicant) Paul Edward Lewis (Respondent) Representation: Counsel: