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First Name Surname

Address for

service

Home

jurisdiction

Date Of

Admission

Current

Certificate

Type

Body that made

the decision Order Date Type of conduct Penalty details

Anita Aarons

Bancroft

Lawyers, 591

Glen Huntly

Road

Elsternwick Victoria 29/03/2004

Principal with

Trust

Legal Services

Board and

Commissioner 22/11/2016

Unsatisfactory

professional conduct

under the Legal

Profession Uniform

Law (Vic)

Two findings of Unsatisfactory Professional Conduct under the Legal

Profession Uniform Law (Vic) 2014. The practitioner was reprimanded.

Ali Abou-Eid

83 Sydney Rd

Coburg Victoria 15/02/2005

Supreme Court

of Victoria 16/02/2012

Professional

Misconduct under

the Legal Profession

Act 2004 (Vic)

Practitioner's name removed from the Roll of Practitioners of the Supreme

Court of Victoria (struck off).

Nathan Abrahams

Koornang Legal

Services

8 Pendleton

Place,

Lysterfield Victoria 2/08/2004

Principal with

Trust LSBC 25/09/2015

The Lawyer failed to act on the Complainant's instructions to prepare a

revised Will; the Lawyer failed to prepare joint venture agreement

documentation in accordance with instructions; the Lawyer failed to make all

necessary arrangements for the transfer of real property out of the

Complainant's superannuation fund in accordance with his instructions;

the Lawyer failed to register a mortgage in a timely manner; the Lawyer

failed to maintain documents on a file; and the Lawyer failed to lodge a proof

of debt. The Lawyer is reprimanded pursuant to s299(1)(b) of the Uniform

Law; and the Lawyer is to complete a Practice Management Course prior to

31 March 2019 pursuant to section 299(1)(e) of the Uniform law.

Nathan Abrahams

Koornang Legal

Services

8 Pendleton

Place,

Lysterfield Victoria 2/08/2004

Principal with

Trust

Victorian Legal

Services


Unsatisfactory


under the Legal

Profession Uniform

Law (Vic)

The Lawyer did not provide an itemised bill in accordance with a request by

the Complainant on 4 December 2015, within 21 days of the request or at all.

The lawyer is reprimanded pursuant to s299(1)(b) of the Uniform Law.

Alan Adams

38 Mcewan

Crescent

Wodonga Victoria 3/11/1975

Victorian Legal

Profession

Tribunal 21/03/2001

Misconduct under

the Legal Practice

Act 1996 (Vic) +

Common Law

Misconduct

Practitioner not entitled to apply for a practising certificate until after 1 July

2021.

Alan Adams

38 Mcewan

Crescent


Supreme Court


Misconduct under

the Legal Practice

Act 1996 (Vic)



James Adams N/A NSW 1/08/1974

Administrative

Decisions

Tribunal of New

South Wales 22/07/2011 Other


Court of Victoria (struck off) following the removal of his name from the Roll

of Local Lawyers in New South Wales by order of the Administrative

Decisions Tribunal of New South Wales.

Graeme Alford N/A Victoria 2/04/1973

Supreme Court


Conduct amounting

to Misconduct under


Practice Act 1958

(Vic)


Court ofVictoria (struck off).

Peter Ambrosy N/A Victoria 20/11/1977

Supreme Court


Professional

Misconduct under


Act 2004 (Vic)



Michael Anderson

EC Legal Level

9, 461 Bourke

Street

Melbourne Victoria 16/12/2008

Employee

without Trust VCAT 31/07/2015

Professional

Misconduct under


Act 2004 (Vic)

1.Practitioner reprimanded. 2.Practitioner ordered to pay a fine of

$20,000.00 to the Victorian Legal Services Board 3.Within 12 months of 31

July 2015 the practitioner is to undertake five units of continuing

professional development, having application to the ethical issues arising in

acting for clients in motor vehicle accident claims and debt collection

matters, including issues arising from instructions being received on referral

from a third party, and issues arising from the fact of his practise being

wholly owned by another entity. This requirement is in addition to the

practitioner's other CPD obligations. 4.Practitioner ordered to pay the

Victorian Legal Services Commissioner's costs in the agreed sum of

$8,000.00.

Denis Angeleri

1/373 Bay

Street Port


The Supreme

Court of

Victoria 20/09/2017

Professional

misconduct under


Uniform Law (Vic)

Practitioner removed from the roll of persons admitted to the Legal

Profession kept by this Court

Colin Arbuthnot N/A Victoria 1/04/1976

Supreme Court


Conduct amounting

to Misconduct under


Practice Act 1958

(Vic)



Tina Armenio

Armenio and

Associates

Suite 3/30

Inkerman

Street, St Kilda Victoria 30/09/1991

Principal with

Trust VLSB 1/05/2017

1. The respondent is reprimanded pursuant to section 299(1)(b) of the

Uniform Law. 2. The respondent is to apologise in writing to the

complainant, the representative from CAV and the Inspector within 30 days

of the date of this determination pursuant to section 299(1)(c) of the

Uniform Law. 3. Pursuant to section 299(1)(e)(i) of the Uniform Law, the

respondent is required to undertake the following further education, in

addition to her usual continuing professional development (CPD)

requirements, at her own expense, for the year commencing 1 July 2017

before her local practising certificate is renewed for the 1 July 2018 period,

and provide proof of this to the Victorian Legal Services Commissioner

(VLSC): a. two CPD points in ethics and professional responsibility; b. two

CPD points in practice management and business skills; and c. two CPD

points in professional skills.

Theo Axarlis

84 Wicklow

Avenue,

Croydon Victoria 30/09/1996

Supreme Court


Misconduct under

the Legal Practice

Act 1996 (Vic)



Elias Bakhaazi

Level 2, 493-

495 Little

Bourke Street,


Supreme Court


Professional

Misconduct under


Act 2004 (Vic)



Robert Ball

Henderson &

Ball

Level 1, 5

Wellington

Street Kew Victoria 6/04/1972

Principal with

Trust

The Victorian

Legal Services


Unsatisfactory


under the Legal

Profession Uniform

Law (Vic)

Unsatisfactory professional conduct for failing to obtain fully informed

consent of beneficiaries, before transferring funds to an Executor of an

estate by way of executor's commission, the Commissioner orders Mr Ball is

reprimanded pursuant to section 299(1)(b) of the Uniform law.

Michael Barbayannis

37 Choppin

Street,

Richmond Victoria 1/06/1981

Supreme Court


Conduct amounting

to Misconduct under


Practice Act 1958

(Vic)



Joel Beling

1 Mirboo

Court, Dallas Victoria 25/02/2002

Victorian Civil

and

Administrative

Tribunal 27/09/2017

Unsatisfactory

Professional Conduct

under the Legal

Profession Act 2004

(Vic) + Common Law

Misconduct

Having found Mr Beling guilty of professional misconduct at common law within the

meaning of section 4.4.3(1)(a) of the Legal profession Act 2004, for failing to exercise

due care and competence, the Tribunal ordered as follows: 1. Mr Beling is

reprimanded. 2. Mr Beling is restricted to practising only under supervision for a period

of three years as (a) an employee of a law practice; or (b) in another category of legal

practice, other than as a principal of a law practice, in circumstances where he is

subject to supervision arrangements which are to the satisfaction of the

Commissioner. Any time spent not practising is excluded from the calculation of three

years referred to above, and any time spent practising part-time is to be counted pro-

rata. 3. Mr Beling is to pay a fine of $10,000 4. Mr Beling is to complete an additional

10 points of continuing professional development (CPD) to the satisfaction of the

Commissioner, over a period of two years from the date of the decision. Having found

Mr Beling guilty of unsatisfactory professional conduct under section 4.4.20 of the

Legal Profession Act 2004, for failing to adequately advise his clients in circumstances

so as to permit his clients to give proper instructions, the Tribunal ordered the

following: Mr Beling is reprimanded. 2. Mr Beling is restricted to practising only under

supervision for a period of two years as (a) an employee of a law practice; or (b) in

another category of legal practice, other than as a principal of a law practice, in

circumstances where he is subject to supervision arrangements which are to the

satisfaction of the Commissioner. Any time spent not practising is excluded from the

calculation of two years referred to above, and any time spent practising part-time is

to be counted pro-rata. This period of two years is concurrent with the period specified

in order 2 above. 3. Mr Beling is to pay a fine of $5,000 to the Commissioner. 4. Mr

Beling is to complete an additional 10 points of continuing professional development

(CPD) over and above the requirement otherwise applicable, to the satisfaction of the

Commissioner, over a period of two years from the date of the decision. This

requirement is concurrent with the additional CPD required under order 4 above, in

relation to charge 1. Mr Beling is ordered to pay the Commissioner's costs in relation

to charges 1 and 3, but not charges 2 and 4, on a standard basis on the County Court

scale to be determined by the Costs Court in default of agreement. The sum of

$10,000 (being the amount of the fine imposed under order 2 above) is to be deducted

from the amount payable by Mr Beling for costs.

Maurice Bernstein

Suite 5, 412

Toorak Road,

Toorak Victoria 1/09/1966

Victorian Civil

and

Administrative

Tribunal 13/05/2010

Professional

Misconduct under


Act 2004 (Vic) Practitioner not to be granted a practising certificate before 12 May 2020.

Maurice Bernstein

Suite 5, 412

Toorak Road,


Supreme Court


Professional

Misconduct under


Act 2004 (Vic)



Adrian Bieske

Level 4, 454

Collins Street,


Supreme Court


Conduct amounting

to Misconduct under


Practice Act 1958

(Vic)



Kim Blackberry

69 Coolangatta

Drive, Clifton

Springs Victoria 17/12/1993

The Supreme

Court of

Victoria 11/04/2019 Other

1. Pursuant to rules 45.05(2)(b) and (4) of the rules, the Victorian Legal

Services Board is authorised to commence this proceeding by originating

motion in Form 5C. 2. Pursuant to rules 45.05 (2) (a) and (4) of the rules, the

requirements of rules 5.03 (1) and 8.02 are dispensed with. 3. Pursuant to

section 23(1)(b) of the Legal Profession Uniform Law (Vic), the name and

other particulars of the Practitioner be removed from the roll of persons

admitted to the legal profession kept by this Court. 4. The Practitioner pay

the Victorian Legal Services Board's costs of the proceeding of $2,570.70.

Anthony Bone

18 Jasmine

Drive,

Delecombe Victoria 1/03/1974

Victorian

Solicitors' Board 19/10/1990

Conduct amounting

to Misconduct under


Practice Act 1958

(Vic)

Practitioner entitled to apply for a practising certificate only with the leave of

the Solicitors' Board.

George Bouhalis

George James

Lawyers

Level 7, 169

Queen Street


Supreme Court

of Victoria 14/10/2019 Other

On 14 October 2019, the Honourable Justice Macaulay ordered: Pursuant to

section 23(1)(a) of the Legal Profession Uniform Law the name and other

particulars of George James Bouhalis be removed from the Roll of persons

admitted to the legal profession, kept by this Court

George Bourozikas

5 Halliday

Street, Mount

Waverley Victoria 1/04/1982

Supreme Court


Professional

Misconduct under


Act 2004 (Vic)



Jonathan Bowers-Taylor

JBT Lawyers P/L

Suite 3, Level 8,

470 Collins

Street


Principal with

Trust

Victorian Legal

Services


Unsatisfactory


under the Legal

Profession Uniform

Law (Vic)

The lawyer was determined to have engaged in unsatisfactory professional

conduct, having used inappropriate, abusive language, including swearing,

and generally failed to act in a courteous manner in email exchanges with the

complainant. The lawyer was reprimanded and ordered to undertake two (2)

additional continuing professional development units, pursuant to ss

299(1)(b) and 299(1)(e)(i) of the Legal Profession Uniform Law (Victoria).

Gerald Box

27 Male Street,

Brighton Victoria 2/08/1965

Supreme Court


Conduct amounting

to Misconduct under


Practice Act 1958

(Vic)



Mark Bramich

Bramich Legal

22 Spring

Square, Hallam Victoria 4/03/1985

Principal with

Trust VCAT 7/08/2018

Professional

misconduct under


Uniform Law (Vic) +

Unsatisfactory


under the Legal

Profession Uniform

Law (Vic)

The practitioner having pleaded guilty to 3 charges the charges are found

proved. 1. In respect of charges 8 and 12 the practitioner is globally

reprimanded and ordered to pay a fine $3500 to Victorian Legal Services

Board within 90 days of the date of this Order. 2. In respect of charge 15 the

practitioner is reprimanded and ordered to pay a fine of $500 to the

Victorian Legal Services Board within 90 days of the date of this Order. 3.

The practitioner is to pay the Victorian Legal Services Commissioner's

costs of the proceeding agreed between the parties and fixed by the Tribunal

in the sum of $10,000.00. Payment is to be made within 90 days of the date

of this order.

David Bremer

Lyncroft

Tucks Road,

Shoreham Victoria 1/10/1968

Supreme Court


Conduct amounting

to Misconduct under


Practice Act 1958

(Vic)



Michael R Brereton

Marie Brereton

Designs

316-322

Johnstone

Street,

Abbotsford Victoria 3/03/1980

Victorian Civil

and

Administrative

Tribunal 13/02/2012

Misconduct under

the Legal Practice

Act 1996 (Vic) +

Unsatisfactory

Conduct under the

Legal Practice Act

1996 (Vic)

(3) In the event that the practitioner applies for a practising certificate,

whether before or after 1 March 2014, the Tribunal recommends to the

Legal Services Board (or other relevant registration body) that: (a) any

practising certificate (if granted) should contain a condition that the

practitioner is not authorised to receive or deal with trust money for a

minimum of two years after the practising certificate is first granted; and (b)

at least half of the continuing professional development units the

practitioner must undertake in the first two years after the practising

certificate is granted must be in the fields of ethics and professional

responsibility, trust accounting, and practice management.

Issac Brott

Level 2, 493-

495 Little

Bourke Street,


Supreme Court


Professional

Misconduct under


Act 2004 (Vic)



Betty Bryant N/A Victoria 1/05/1945

Supreme Court


Conduct amounting

to Misconduct under


Practice Act 1958

(Vic)


Court of Victoria (struck-off).

Fred Burns

4/6 Russell

Street,

Cranbourne Victoria 6/04/1972

Supreme Court


Professional

Misconduct under


Act 2004 (Vic)



Franco Butera

Level 1, 84

Johnstone

Street Fitzroy Victoria 2/05/1983

Supreme Court


Conduct amounting

to Misconduct under


Practice Act 1958

(Vic)



Antony Calabro

18 Royena

Roadm,

Moorabbin Victoria 3/04/1975

Supreme Court


Conduct amounting

to Misconduct under


Practice Act 1958

(Vic)



Donald Campbell N/A Victoria 1/10/1974

Supreme Court


Conduct amounting

to Misconduct under


Practice Act 1958

(Vic)



Alan Casey N/A Victoria 1/03/1955

Supreme Court


Conduct amounting

to Misconduct under


Practice Act 1958

(Vic)



Tony Cerra

13 Prospect

Road, Bulleen Victoria 2/05/1977

Supreme Court


Conduct amounting

to Misconduct under


Practice Act 1958

(Vic)



Mohsin Chakera

MLC Lawyers

Suite 2

Mezzanine

Floor, 550

Lonsdale Street


Victorian Legal

Profession

Tribunal 1/08/2003

Misconduct under

the Legal Practice

Act 1996 (Vic) +

Common Law

Misconduct

After 1 August 2009, the practitioner may only be issued with a practising

certificate that confines him to legal practice as an employee.

Mohsin Chakera

MLC Lawyers

Suite 2

Mezzanine

Floor, 550

Lonsdale Street


Supreme Court


Professional

Misconduct under


Act 2004 (Vic)


Court of Victoria (Struck Off).

Stefan Chelper

53 Derby

Street, Moonee

Ponds Victoria 14/02/2012

Employee

without Trust

Victorian Civil

and

Administrative

Tribunal 9/01/2019

Unsatisfactory


under the Legal

Profession Uniform

Law (Vic)

The practitioner was found guilty of three charges of unsatisfactory

professional conduct under the Legal Profession Uniform Law (Vic) Orders

made on 21/11/2018 1. With the agreement of the practitioner, the

practitioner is reprimanded and may not apply for a principal practising

certificate for a period of two years from 21 November 2018. 2. By 4.00 PM

on 7/12/2018 the parties are to provide proposed minutes of consent orders

as to costs or written submissions in respect of the costs. The parties have

agreed that the question of costs may be decided on the papers. Costs order

made on 9/01/2019 3.By consent, the practitioner is to pay the Victorian

Legal Services Commissioner's costs of this proceeding fixed in the sum

of $8,000.00 payable by the way of twelve (12) consecutive monthly

instalments with the first instalment to be paid on or before 4/01/2019 and

thereafter by the 4th day of the following months.

Jonathan Clift

2 Prinice Street,

Myrtleford Victoria 1/05/1979

Supreme Court


Conduct amounting

to Misconduct under


Practice Act 1958

(Vic)



Judith Coish

514 Orrong

Road,

Armadale Victoria 1/04/1996

Supreme Court


Misconduct under

the Legal Practice

Act 1996 (Vic)



Anthony Coleman

Coleman

Lawyers

Swann House,

L1, 22 William

Street,


The Supreme

Court of

Victoria 25/10/2013

Professional

Misconduct under


Act 2004 (Vic)


Court of Victoria (struck off)

Raymond Coloretti

1st Floor, 490

Bourke Street


Supreme Court


Conduct amounting

to Misconduct under


Practice Act 1958

(Vic)



Daniel Condon

15 Parslow

Street, Malvern Victoria 2/12/1963

Supreme Court


Conduct amounting

to Misconduct under


Practice Act 1958

(Vic)



Murdoch Cooch

31 Embling

Road, Malvern Victoria 1/03/1972

Supreme Court


Conduct amounting

to Misconduct under


Practice Act 1958

(Vic)



Cameron Cook

28 Tuck Street,

Cheltenahm Victoria 14/11/2006

Supreme Court


Professional

Misconduct under


Act 2004 (Vic)



Theodoros Coukoulis

Suite 8., 395-

399 Nepean

Hwy, Frankston Victoria 3/04/1986

Supreme Court


Misconduct under

the Legal Practice

Act 1996 (Vic)



Ross Cowie N/A Victoria 3/05/1971

Supreme Court


Conduct amounting

to Misconduct under


Practice Act 1958

(Vic)



Kerry Crinis N/A Victoria 1/06/1970

Supreme Court


Conduct amounting

to Misconduct under


Practice Act 1958

(Vic)



Bruce Da Costa

24 Pugh Street,

Aitkenvale,

Townsville QLD 3/04/1978

Solicitors

Complaints

Tribunal of

Queensland 29/10/2003 Other



of Local Lawyers in Queensland by order of the Solicitors Complaints Tribunal

of Queensland.

Cosmo D'Aprano

133 Boundary

Road, Pascoe

Vale Victoria 1/04/1976

Supreme Court


Conduct amounting

to Misconduct under


Practice Act 1958

(Vic)



Graham Davies

11 Harris

Street,

Hawthorne QLD 1/04/1971

Supreme Court

of Queensland 28/01/1998 Other



of Local Lawyers in Queensland by order of the Supreme Court of

Queensland.

Bernard De Jonk

21 Mall Court,

Blackburn

North Victoria 5/11/1986

Supreme Court


Conduct amounting

to Misconduct under


Practice Act 1958

(Vic)



Dino De Marchi

De Marchi and

Associates

387-389

Sydney Road,

Brunswick Victoria 1/11/1979

Principal with

Trust

Victorian Civil

and

Administrative

Tribunal 8/12/2016

Unsatisfactory


under the Legal

Profession Uniform

Law (Vic)

1. The practitioner is reprimanded in relation to each charge. 2. The

practitioner is to pay an aggregate fine of $5,0000.00 to the Victorian Legal

Services Board by 1 March 2017. 3. The practitioner is to pay to the

Victorian Legal Services Commissioner the costs of the proceeding agreed

between the parties and fixed by the Tribunal at $15,000.00 by 1 March

2017.

Nino De Pardo Nedlands WA 1/04/1974

Supreme Court


Professional

Misconduct under


Act 2004 (Vic)



Noor Dean

MLC Lawyers

Suite 2

Mezzanine

Floor, 550

Lonsdale Street

Melbourne Victoria 29/02/1988 VCAT 14/03/2019

Professional

misconduct,

Unsatisfactory

professional

conduct, common

law misconduct

under the Legal

Profession Uniform

Law (Vic)

1. The practitioner is reprimanded in relation to each finding of guilty. 2.

The practitioner is to pay the Victorian Legal Services Commissioner an

aggregate fine of $8000.00. 3. The practitioner is to pay the Victorian Legal

Services Commissioner costs of this application fixed by consent in the sum

of $10,000.00.

George Defteros

Defteros

Lawyers

3 St Edmonds

Road, Prahran Victoria 3/05/1982

Principal with

Trust

Victorian Civil

and

Administrative

Tribunal 14/03/2018

Unsatisfactory


under the Legal

Profession Act 2004

(Vic)

Finding: Two charges of unsatisfactory professional conduct under the Legal

Profession Act 2004 (Vic). Penalty: The practitioner pleaded guilty to two

charges of unsatisfactory professional conduct in that he failed to make costs

disclosure to a third party payer and lodged a caveat over her property

without making sure that there was a proper basis to do so. The practitioner

is reprimanded in relation to each charge. The practitioner is to pay the

Victorian Legal Services Commissioners costs of the proceeding on a

standard basis at 80% of Supreme Court Scale to be assessed by the Costs

Court in default of agreement.

Andre Di Cioccio

Andma House,

19 Mckillop

Street,


The Supreme

Court of

Victoria 24/02/2012

Professional

Misconduct under


Act 2004 (Vic)



Gioacchino Di Natale

1st Floor, 11

Lygon Street,

Brunswick East Victoria 1/03/1983

Supreme Court


Conduct amounting

to Misconduct under


Practice Act 1958

(Vic)



Gavan Doyle N/A Victoria 1/03/1944

Supreme Court


Conduct amounting

to Misconduct under


Practice Act 1958

(Vic)



Stephen Dunn

Madisons

Suite 11A, 856-

860 Doncaster

Road,

Doncaster East Victoria 3/04/1986

Principal with

Trust

Victorian Legal

Services


Unsatisfactory


under the Legal

Profession Uniform

Law (Vic)

Unsatisfactory professional conduct for failing to comply with requests from

the Liquidator appointed to the company to provide legal files and

documents concerning matters in which he acted for the company,

incorrectly stating that he never acted for the company and that he only

acted for the husband in his personal capacity and acting in a conflict of

interest by acting for the company (the vendor) and the purchaser in relation

to the preparation of an agreement and failing to act in the best interests of

the company by prioritising the interests of the purchaser, the Commissioner

orders as follows: 1. Mr Dunn is reprimanded pursuant to section 299(1)(b)

of the Uniform law. 2. Mr Dunn is ordered to pay a fine in the sum of

$2,000.00 to the Victorian Legal Services Board Public Purpose Fund General

Account.

Ilyas Duzen

IOD Legal

472E Beach

Road,

Beaumaris Victoria 13/10/2015

Principal with

Trust

The Victorian

Legal Services

Board


Unsatisfactory


under the Legal

Profession Uniform

Law (Vic)

1. The practitioner is reprimanded 2. The practitioner is to complete two

further Continuing Professional Development ("CPD")

units, in addition to the practitioner's CPD obligations under the

Legal profession Uniform Continuing Professional Development (Solicitors)

Rules 2015, in the CPD year ending on 31 March 2020 in the field of Ethics

and Professional Responsibility pursuant to section 299(1)(e) of the Uniform

Law.

Phillip Dwyer

Dwyer Bruce

Legal

Level 9, 99

Queen Street,


Employee

without Trust

Victorian Legal

Services


Unsatisfactory


under the Legal

Profession Uniform

Law (Vic)

Unsatisfactory professional conduct for making statements in

correspondence which were designed to intimidate, embarrass or dissuade

the other party from their legal action and for failing to exercise the required

forensic judgment in following client instructions. The Lawyer is reprimanded

and must undertake two additional points of continuing professional

development in the area of legal ethics.

Samuel Ellenberg N/A Victoria 1/04/1969

Supreme Court


Conduct amounting

to Misconduct under


Practice Act 1958

(Vic)



Rainer Ellinghaus

Law Offices of

Ellinhaus &

Liidner, North


Principal with


Professional

Misconduct,

Unsatisfactory


under the Legal

Profession Act 2004

(Vic)

Having found the applicant guilty of one charge of professional misconduct

and three charges of unsatisfactory professional conduct, the Tribunal orders

as follows; 1. Mr Ellinghaus is reprimanded in relation of each of those four

charges; 2. In relation to the charge of professional misconduct, Mr

Ellinghaus is to pay a fine of $1,000 to the Victorian Legal Services Board; 3.

Mr Ellinghaus is to pay 80% of the VLSC's costs, on a standard basis, on the

County Court scale, to be determined by the Costs Court in default of

agreement.

Kenneth Evans N/A Victoria 1/08/1946

Supreme Court


Conduct amounting

to Misconduct under


Practice Act 1958

(Vic)



James Farrall N/A Victoria 3/12/1962

Supreme Court


Conduct amounting

to Misconduct under


Practice Act 1958

(Vic)



Brian Fawett N/A Victoria 1/09/1950

Supreme Court


Conduct amounting

to Misconduct under


Practice Act 1958

(Vic)



Donna-

Maree Field

11 Karwin

Street, Bayview

Heights QLD 30/04/1997

Supreme Court


Misconduct under

the Legal Practice

Act 1996 (Vic)



Maxwell Finch N/A Victoria 1/10/1951

Supreme Court


Conduct amounting

to Misconduct under


Practice Act 1958

(Vic)



Mark Fisher

411 Balcombe

Road,

Beaumaris Victoria 7/04/1983

Supreme Court


Misconduct under

the Legal Practice

Act 1996 (Vic)



David Forster

Whistleblowers

Lawyers

1591

Mornington-

Flinders Road,

Flinders Victoria 1/04/1974

The Supreme

Court of

Victoria 2/12/2016

Professional

misconduct under


Uniform Law (Vic)

On 2 December 2016, the Supreme Court ordered by consent that the name

of Mr David Brian Forster be removed from the roll of practitioners

maintained by the Supreme Court of Victoria.

Blair Forsyth N/A Victoria 1/06/1976

Supreme Court


Conduct amounting

to Misconduct under


Practice Act 1958

(Vic)



Anna Francis

37 Sylvander

Street, Balwyn


Supreme Court


Conduct amounting

to Misconduct under


Practice Act 1958

(Vic)



Andrew

Roderick Fraser

Level 8 College

House, 552

Lonsdale

Street,


Supreme Court


Misconduct under

the Legal Practice

Act 1996 (Vic)



James Frederick N/A Victoria 3/03/1947

Supreme Court


Conduct amounting

to Misconduct under


Practice Act 1958

(Vic)



Angus Fulton

5 Ally Terrace,

Chirnside Park Victoria 5/11/1997

Principal


Professional

Misconduct under


Act 2004 (Vic) +

Unsatisfactory


under the Legal

Profession Act 2004

(Vic)

Finding Found guilty of two charges professional misconduct and one

charge of unsatisfactory professional conduct under the Legal Profession Act

2004 Vic as follows VCAT found Mr Fulton guilty of professional misconduct

for failing to complete work he was engaged to do, despite his knowledge

that Court orders existed and making statements to the court and his client,

which was a substantial or consistent failure to reach or maintain a

reasonable standard of competence and diligence. VCAT also found him

guilty of professional misconduct for failing to reply to statutory requests by

the Commissioner between 27 March 2014 and 7 July 2014. A finding of

unsatisfactory professional conduct was also made in relation to comments

made by Mr Fulton to a third party that was conduct occurring in connection

with legal practice that fell short of the standard of competence and

diligence expected. Penalty Having found Mr Fulton guilty as above, he was

reprimanded, fined $5,000, ordered to lodge with the Board a report with his

applications for PC renewals for the next 5 years, and ordered to pay the

Commissioner costs in the sum of 5,350 dollars.

Nick Galatas

GPZ Pty

Level 1, 401

Malvern Road,

South Yarra Victoria 8/11/1989

Principal with


Professional

Misconduct under


Act 2004 (Vic)

1. Mr Galatas is reprimanded. 2. Mr Galatas is to pay a fine of $7,500.00 to

the Victorian Legal Services Board by 10 June 2016. 3. By 10 March 2017, Mr

Galatas is to complete three CPD in addition to his ordinary CPD obligations.

These three units are to be in the area of trust accounting and practice

management, and are to be approved in advance by the applicant. 4. By 10

June 2016, Mr Galatas is to pay the applicants costs in the agreed amount of

$7,235.76.

Juan Garcia

450 Canning

Street, Carlton


Supreme Court




Patrick Gibson N/A Victoria 1/04/1974

Supreme Court


Conduct amounting

to Misconduct under


Practice Act 1958

(Vic)



John Giles

139 Chapel


Supreme Court


Misconduct under

the Legal Practice

Act 1996 (Vic)



Matthew Giliberto

51 Robinson

Street,

Dandenong Victoria 1/06/1971

Victorian

Solicitor's Board 23/11/1994

Conduct amounting

to Misconduct under


Practice Act 1958

(Vic)

(1) Practitioners practising certificate cancelled on 22 December 1994. (2)

Practitioner entitled to apply for a practising certificate as an employee of

another solicitor only after 1 January 1997. (3) Practitioner entitled to apply

for a practising certificate entitling him to practice on his own account only

after he has practised as an employee of another solicitor for at least 2 years.

Ozan Girgin

List H, Owen

Dixom

Chambers East

205 William

Street


Supreme Court


Professional

Misconduct under


Act 2004 (Vic)



Morris Glickman N/A Victoria 1/04/1969

Supreme Court


Conduct amounting

to Misconduct under


Practice Act 1958

(Vic)



Jon Gorr Allansford Victoria 29/07/1991

Supreme Court


Misconduct under

the Legal Practice

Act 1996 (Vic)



Kelvin Gough

50 Main Street,

Croydon Victoria 1/05/1975

Supreme Court


Conduct amounting

to Misconduct under


Practice Act 1958

(Vic)



John

Osmond Green

26 Stirling

Street, Kew Victoria 1/03/1967

Supreme Court


Misconduct under

the Legal Practice

Act 1996 (Vic)



John Francis Griffiths N/A Victoria 1/05/1970

Supreme Court


Conduct amounting

to Misconduct under


Practice Act 1958

(Vic)



Luke Grosser

5 Neasham

Drive,

Dandenong

North Victoria 3-Apr-09

Prothonotary of

the Supreme

Court of New

South Wales 9/03/2015



of Local Lawyers by the Supreme Court of New South Wales.

Luke Grosser

5 Neasham

Drive,

Dandenong

North Victoria VCAT 10/12/2014

Professional

Misconduct under


Act 2004 (Vic)

1. The Tribunal recommends to the Supreme Court that the practitioner be

removed from the local roll of practitioners. 2. A practising certificate may

not be granted to Mr Grosser before 31 December 2021. 3. Unless the Legal

Services Board gives its approval, the practitioner may not carry out any of

the functions of a lay associate of a local legal practitioner or law practice as

those terms are defined in the Act. 4 The practitioner is to pay a fine to LSB

of $5000 in relation to charge 1 5.The practitioner is to pay a fine to the

Legal Services Board of $1,000.00 in relation to charge 2. 6. The practitioner

is to pay the Commissioner's costs of this proceeding fixed in the sum of

$10,021.12

Michael Gullquist

M.J. Gullquist

25 Two Bays

Crescent, Mt

Martha Victoria 2/04/1979

Principal with

Trust

The Supreme

Court of

Victoria 14/12/2017

Professional

Misconduct under


Act 2004 (Vic)

Mr Gullquist sought leave to appeal VCATs decision pursuant to s148 of the

Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal Act 1998. The Court found that

Mr Gullquist did not identify an error of law about which there was any real

or significant doubt such as would warrant leave to appeal in relation to any

of the questions of law or proposed grounds of appeal identified in his

submissions. Further, the Court was not satisfied that the Tribunal fell into

error. Leave to appeal was refused and the proceeding was dismissed. Mr

Gullquist was ordered pay the LSCs costs of the proceeding.

Michael Gullquist

M.J. Gullquist

25 Two Bays

Crescent, Mt

Martha Victoria 2/04/1979

Principal with

Trust

The Supreme

Court of

Victoria in the

Court of Appeal 12/10/2018

Unsatisfactory


under the Legal

Profession Act 2004

(Vic)

The Court of Appeal Orders that: 1. The application for leave to appeal is

dismissed. 2. The practitioner's application to rely on further evidence is

dismissed. 3. The practitioner pay the Victorian Legal Services

Commissioner's costs on the standard basis.

John Gunn

81 Grant

Street,

Alexandra Victoria 2/12/1974

Supreme Court


Misconduct under

the Legal Practice

Act 1996 (Vic)



Robert Hale

College of Law,

2 Chandos

Street, St

Leonards NSW 3/04/1978

Supreme Court


Conduct amounting

to Misconduct under


Practice Act 1958

(Vic)



Neil Halfpenny

29 Deviation

Road, Kinglake Victoria 3/04/1971

Supreme Court


Misconduct under

the Legal Practice

Act 1996 (Vic)



Harold Hall N/A Victoria 3/03/1952

Supreme Court


Conduct amounting

to Misconduct under


Practice Act 1958

(Vic)



Kenneth Hampson

28 Fenwick

Street, Geelong Victoria 1/04/1968

Supreme Court


Misconduct under

the Legal Practice

Act 1996 (Vic)

Practitioner's name struck off the Roll of Practitioners of the Supreme Court

of Victoria (struck off).

Morris Henderson

Level 40, 140

William Street,


Professional

misconduct under


Uniform Law (Vic)

Charge 1. 1. The respondent is found guilty of professional misconduct

within the meaning of section 4.4.3(1)(b) of the Legal Profession Act 2004

(the Act) for engaging in conduct that justifies that he was not a fit and

proper person to engage in legal practice namely his following conduct in not

meeting his taxation obligations. (a) he did not lodge on time tax returns for

each of the financial years from 1 July 1998 to 30 June 2009, which would

have disclosed professional income he had earned for that financial year;

(b) his convictions on 4 August 2011, 28 February 2012 and 28 August 2012

for tax offences for failing to lodge on time income tax returns for each of

the financial years from 1 July 1998 and 30 June 2009; (c) him not having

discharged on time and not by at least 23 November 2012 his obligations to

pay amounts owing for income tax owing for the financial years from 1 July

1998 to 30 June 2009. Charge 3 2. The respondent is found guilty of

professional misconduct within the meaning of section 4.4.3(1)(b) of the Act

for engaging in conduct that justifies a finding that he was not a fit and

proper person to engage in legal practice namely his following conduct in not

complying with the orders of a court: (a) his failure to comply with the

orders of the Magistrates' Court made on 4 August 2011 that he lodge

his income tax returns for each of the financial years from 1 July 1998 to 30

June 2009 on or before 14 November 2011; (b) his convictions on 28 August

2012 in the Magistrates' Court; (c) his failure to pay the $30,000 fine

which he was ordered to pay by the Magistrates' Court on 28 February

2012 Charge 5. 3. The respondent is found guilty of professional misconduct

within the meaning of section 4.4..4(1)(3) of the Act for wilfully or recklessly

failing to comply with section 2.4.27 of the Act in respect of him having been

found guilty of tax offences on 4 August 2011, 26 February 2012 and 28

August 2012. Charge 6. 4. The respondent is found guilty of professional

misconduct within the meaning of section 4.4.3(1)(a) of the Act for wilfully

failing to comply with section 4.4.11(1)(a) of the Act by not responding to the

Applicant's request pursuant to section 4.4.11(1)(a) of the Act for a

written explanation, which was made by letter dated 17 August 2012.

Charges 2 and 4 5. For alternative charges to charge 1 and 3 respectively,

these charges are dismissed as unnecessary. Penalty 6. In relation to

charges 1, 3 and 5 the respondent is not to be granted a practising certificate

enabling him to practise law or otherwise engage in legal practice in any

Paul Henning

4 Kinkora Road,

Hawthorn Victoria 1/11/1978

Supreme Court


Misconduct under

the Legal Practice

Act 1996 (Vic)



Robert Hession

Hardys

Level 3, 47

Princess Hwy,

Dandenong Victoria 1/06/1981

Supreme Court


Professional

misconduct under


Uniform Law (Vic)



Andrew Hewlett

Level 1, Swann

House, 22

William Street,


Prothonotary's

Office Supreme

Court of


The name of the practitioner be removed from the Victorian Roll of local

lawyers.

Dan Horesh

Dan Horesh

Suite 16, 285

Carlisle Street,

Balaclava Victoria 1/12/1982

Principal

without Trust

Victorian Legal

Services


Unsatisfactory


under the Legal

Profession Uniform

Law (Vic)

Mr Dan Horesh is reprimanded pursuant to section 299(1)(b) of the Uniform

Law

Peter Howell

796 St James

Crescent,

Albury NSW 1/09/1966

Supreme Court


Misconduct under

the Legal Practice

Act 1996 (Vic)



Peter Howse

233 Stu Road,

Wantirna Victoria 1/09/1978

Supreme Court


Misconduct under

the Legal Practice

Act 1996 (Vic)



Maurice Huze N/A Victoria 1/08/1973

Supreme Court


Conduct amounting

to Misconduct under


Practice Act 1958

(Vic)



Tariq Ibrahim

RJS Legal Group

PTY LTD

60 Robinson

Street,

Dandenong


Principal with

Trust

Victorian Legal

Services


Unsatisfactory


under the Legal

Profession Uniform

Law (Vic)

The lawyer was determined to have engaged in unsatisfactory professional

conduct, in relation to (i) opening a trust account without notifying the

Victorian Legal Services Board, and (ii) receiving trust money whilst holding

an Australian practising certificate that did not authorise the lawyer to do so.

The lawyer was reprimanded, pursuant to s 299(1)(b) of the Legal Profession

Uniform Law (Victoria).

Paul L James

Paul L James

Criminal

Lawyer P/L

Suite 3, Level 1

Midway

Arcade, Eltham Victoria 6/05/2002 VCAT 10/03/2017

Professional

misconduct under


Uniform Law (Vic)

1. The practitioner may not be granted a practising certificate before 10

September 2018 (a period of 18 months); 2. The practitioner may not be

granted a practising certificate with or without trust authorisation unless he

first practises as an employee for a minimum of 3 years; 3. The practitioner

must complete 5 CPD units in the area of practice management and trust

accounting before he is permitted to apply for a practising certificate; and 4.

The practitioner is to pay the Commissioner's costs in the amount of

$26,824.07.

Terence Johansson

Contested Will

& Probate

Lawyers

Regus Rialto,

Level 27 South

Tower, 525

Collins Street,


Principal with


Professional

Misconduct under


Act 2004 (Vic)

Having found Mr Johansson guilty of one charge of professional misconduct

for breaching s 3.4.28(4)(b) of the Legal Profession Act 2004, the Tribunal

orders as follows: 1. Mr Johansson is reprimanded. 2. Pursuant to s

4.4.19(c) of the Act, and in addition to the respondent's obligations under

the Legal Profession Uniform Continuing Professional Development

(Solicitors') Rules 2015, Mr Johansson is to complete on or before 31 March

2017, a course of further legal education equivalent to two continuing

professional development points relating to practice management. 3. Mr

Johansson is to pay the Commissioner's costs of proceeding in the agreed

sum of $4,200.00.

Jeffrey John

11 Airlie Road,

Montmorency Victoria 2/11/1988

Supreme Court


Misconduct under

the Legal Practice

Act 1996 (Vic)



Jack Johnston N/A Victoria 3/10/1955

Supreme Court


Conduct amounting

to Misconduct under


Practice Act 1958

(Vic)



Justin Judd N/A Victoria 1/11/1979

Supreme Court


Conduct amounting

to Misconduct under


Practice Act 1958

(Vic)



Norman Just

45 McCallum

Road,

Doncaster Victoria 1/03/1967

Supreme Court


Misconduct under

the Legal Practice

Act 1996 (Vic)



Matthew Karakoulakis

AMK Law

L14, 333 Collins

Street,

Melbourne Victoria

Principal with

Trust

Victorian Civil

and

Administrative

Tribunal 25/08/2016

Professional

misconduct under


Uniform Law (Vic)

Having found Mr Karakoulakis guilty of two charges of professional

misconduct at common law, one in relation to false or inaccurate

information provided on the practitioner's resume, LinkedIn profile and on

his website and another charge for plagiarism, the Tribunal ordered as

follows: 1. Mr Karakoulakis is reprimanded 2. Mr Karakoulakis is fined

$5000.00 ($2500.00 for each charge) 3. Mr Karakoulakis is to attend a

course or courses to be approved by the Victorian Legal Services

Commissioner in the subject of legal professional ethics to the extent of six

extra continuing professional development points before his local practising

certificate is next renewed. 4. Mr Karakoulakis is to pay the Commissioner's

costs of the proceeding in the agreed sum of $6,708.09.

John Kay

Level 1

Stalbridge

Chambers, 443

Little Collins

Street,


Administrative

Decisions

Tribunal of New






David Kent-Hughes

Clerk L, Isaacs

Chambers,

Lonsdale

Street,


Victorian Legal

Services


Unsatisfactory


under the Legal

Profession Uniform

Law (Vic)

1. Mr Kent-Hughes be reprimanded pursuant to section 299(1)(b) of the

Uniform Law. 2. Pursuant to section 299(1)(e)(i) of the Uniform Law, Mr Kent-

Hughes is required to participate in not less than 9 hours of counselling for

stress and anger management from the date of the determination, to be

completed before his local practising certificate is next renewed. 3. Mr Kent-

Hughes is required to undertake education at Court Network Inc of the role

of Court Network and the services and duties performed by its volunteers

pursuant to section 299(1)(e)(i) of the Uniform Law, to be completed before

his local practising certificate is next renewed.

Warwick Kerridge

Level 6, 459

Collins Street

Melborune Victoria 30/09/1985

Supreme Court


Misconduct under

the Legal Practice

Act 1996 (Vic)

Practitioner's name removed from Roll of Practitioners of the Supreme Court

of Victoria (struck off).

Michael Kesik

Hicks & Kesik

15 Main Street,

Mornington Victoria 1/05/1972

Supreme Court


Misconduct under

the Legal Practice

Act 1996 (Vic)



Dean Kino

Dean Kino

71 Seymour

Road,

Elsternwick Victoria 7/04/1997

Principal

without Trust

The Victorian

Legal Services


Unsatisfactory


under the Legal

Profession Uniform

Law (Vic)

Mr Kino has engaged in unsatisfactory professional conduct, being a breach

of rule 34.1.1 and 34.1.2 of the Legal Profession Uniform Law Australian

Solicitors' Conduct Rules 2015. Mr Kino is reprimanded pursuant to section

299(1)(b) of the Uniform Law.

Alexander Koltay

Koltay & Myers

2 Light Close,

Darley Victoria 1/04/1957 VCAT 4/08/2016

Professional

Misconduct under


Act 2004 (Vic)

The Tribunal records Mr Koltay's undertaking given to the Tribunal during

this hearing that he will not apply for a practising certificate, nor engage in

legal practice, at any time in the future in any Australian jurisdiction. The

Tribunal having found Mr Koltay guilty of two charges of professional

misconduct under section 4.4.3(1)(b) of the Legal Profession Act 2004,

having found that he is not a fit and proper person to engage in legal

practice, and having accepted his undertaking, orders by consent, as follows:

1. By August 4 2017, Mr Koltay is to pay his former client, compensation in

the sum of $25,000. 2. By 4 August 2017, Mr Koltay is to pay the Victorian

Legal Services Commissioner's (VLSC's) costs, in the agreed amount of

$9,000.

John James Kotsifas

J. Kotsifas &

Associates

355-357 High

Street,

Northcote Victoria 7/04/1993

Principal with

Trust

Victorian Civil

and

Administrative

Tribunal 7/04/2017

Professional

Misconduct under


Act 2004 (Vic)

1. The practitioner is found guilty of 39 charges of professional misconduct.

2. The principal registrar is directed to schedule a further hearing on or after

17 May 2017 for the purpose of hearing submissions as to disposition. Allow

one day.

John James Kotsifas

J. Kotsifas &

Associates

355-357 High

Street,


Victorian Civil

and

Administrative

Tribunal 12/09/2017

Unsatisfactory


under the Legal

Profession Act 2004

(Vic)

1. The Tribunal recommends to the Supreme Court that the practitioner's

name be removed from the local roll of practitioners. 2. The practitioner is

not apply for any practising certificate before 1 July 2027. 3. The

practitioner is to pay the Victorian Legal Services Commissioner's costs of

this proceeding, including the cost of the application for review and re-

hearing, on a standard basis, on the County Court Scale, to be assessed by

the Costs Court is not agreed. 4. The principal registrar is directed to amend

the register to show the address for service for the practitioner as his email

address.

John James Kotsifas

J. Kotsifas &

Associates

355-357 High

Street,


Supreme Court


Professional

misconduct under


Uniform Law (Vic)

The practitioner is struck off the Roll of Barristers and Solicitors of the

Supreme court of Victoria, pursuant to the order of The Honourable Justice J

Forrest made on 6 March 2018.

Thomas Kritikidis N/A Victoria 2/04/1970

Supreme Court


Conduct amounting

to Misconduct under


Practice Act 1958

(Vic)



Adam Krizmanic

157 Yarra


Supreme Court


Conduct amounting

to Misconduct under


Practice Act 1958

(Vic)


Court of Victoria (struck off.

Lazaros Kyriacou

Kyriacou

Lawyers P/L

Suite 2, Level 1,

86 Grimshaw

Street,

Greensborough Victoria 18/10/2005

Employee


Unsatisfactory


under the Legal

Profession Act 2004

(Vic)

1. The respondent having pleaded guilty to charges 1,2 and 3 of the amended

Application for Order, the Tribunal is satisfied that the respondent is guilty of

unsatisfactory professional conduct within the meaning of section 4.4.2 of

the Legal Profession Act 2004 (the Act). 2. Pursuant to section 4.4.19(k) of

the Act, the respondent is reprimanded. 3. Pursuant to section 4.4.19(c) of

the Act and in addition to the respondent's obligations under the Legal

Profession Uniform Continuing Professional Development (Solicitors) Rules

2015, the respondent is to complete on or before 31 March 2016 a course of

further legal education equivalent to three (3) continuing professional

development points relating to the legal ethics and/or duties in relation to

wills and probate matters, after such course of further study has been

approved by the applicant. 4. Pursuant to clause 46D of Schedule 1 to the

Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal Act 1998, the respondent is to pay

the applicant's costs fixed at $2,773.20 on or before 31 March 2016.

Julie Anne Laird

700 High

Street, Kew

East Victoria 1/09/1982

Victorian Legal

Profession

Tribunal 21/09/2004

Misconduct under

the Legal Practice

Act 1996 (Vic)

Practitioner not entitled to apply for a practising certificate for a period of 30

years.

Julie Anne Laird

700 High

Street, Kew

East Victoria 1/09/1982

Supreme Court


Misconduct under

the Legal Practice

Act 1996 (Vic)



Huy Anh Le

64 Elizabeth

Street,

Richmond Victoria 7/04/1993

Victorian Civil

and

Administrative

Tribunal 31/05/2006

Misconduct under

the Legal Practice

Act 1996 (Vic)

Practitioner to provide medical evidence of suitability to engage in legal

practice on any application made by him to be issued with a practising

certificate.

George Levick N/A Victoria 3/11/1948

Supreme Court


Conduct amounting

to Misconduct under


Practice Act 1958

(Vic)



Alex Lewenberg

Lewenberg &

Lewenberg

3 Toorak Road,

South Yarra Victoria 1/04/1969

Principal with


Professional

Misconduct under


Act 2004 (Vic)

1. The Tribunal makes the following Determinations, having found Alex

Lewenberg guilty of charges 1 and 3 and that in each case Alex Lewenberg

engaged in professional misconduct within the meaning of s 4.4.4(a) of the

Legal Profession Act 2004. 2. Pursuant to s.4.4.17(b) and s 4.4.19(c) and (k)

of the Legal Profession Act 2004, the Tribunal orders that: (a) Alex

Lewenberg be reprimanded; (b) The local practising certificate of Alex

Lewenberg shall be suspended for a period of 15 months with effect from 1

June 2016; and (c) Prior to retuning to practice, the Respondent shall

undertake and complete a course or courses of legal education in ethics and

professional responsibility, as directed and approved by the Applicant, in

addition to the minimum requirements for continuing professional

development provided under the Legal Profession Uniform Continuing

Professional Development (Solicitor) Rules 2015. 3. Pursuant to Clause

46D(2) of Schedule 1 to the Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal Act

1998, the Respondent shall pay the Applicant's costs of the application for

Order to the Tribunal pursuant to Division 4 of Part 4.4 of the Legal

Profession Act 2004, such costs to be fixed at $55,455.41.

Philip Linacre

Level 1, 550

Lonsdale

Street,


The Supreme

Court of

Victoria at

Melbourne 24/03/2014

Professional

Misconduct under


Act 2004 (Vic)



John Little

29 Mortimore

Street,

Moorabbin Victoria 1/05/1961

Supreme Court


Conduct amounting

to Misconduct under


Practice Act 1958

(Vic)



Phillip Livingston

22 John Street,

Elwood Victoria 7/04/1988

Supreme Court


Conduct amounting

to Misconduct under


Practice Act 1958

(Vic)



Joseph Lo Presti N/A Victoria 1/04/1974

Supreme Court


Name removed from Supreme Court Roll (struck off) on own application on

16 June 1993 on the grounds that he no longer wished to practice as a

Barrister and Solicitor, he had been convicted of offences arising out of his

practise as a solicitor, sentenced to and served a term of imprisonment.

Nicholas Logan

N. P (Essendon)

P/L T/A Nick

Logan &

Associates

Unit 6, 143

Sussex Street,

Pascoe Vale Victoria 16/12/2002

Victorian Civil

and

Administrative

Tribunal 24/11/2016

Professional

misconduct,

Unsatisfactory


under the Legal

Profession Uniform

Law (Vic)

Having found Mr Logan guilty of two charges of professional misconduct and

one charge of unsatisfactory professional conduct, the Tribunal orders as

follows: 1. Mr Logan is reprimanded. 2. Mr Logan is to pay a fine of

$5,000.00 payable to the Legal Services Board within 120 days. 3. Mr Logan

is to pay the Commissioner's costs of proceeding fixed in the sum of

$15,000.00 within 120 days.

Nicholas Logan

N. P (Essendon)

P/L T/A Nick

Logan &

Associates

Unit 6, 143

Sussex Street,


Victorian Civil

and

Administrative

Tribunal 21/02/2017

Professional

Misconduct under


Act 2004 (Vic)

The practitioner is ineligible to apply for or be granted a new practising

certificate before 1 May 2024. The practitioner is to pay $32,863.86 in

compensation. The practitioner is referred to the Supreme Court of Victoria

with a recommendation that his name be struck off the Roll of Practitioners.

The practitioner is to pay the Victorian Legal Services Board Commissioner's

costs of this proceeding on a standard basis at 80% of Supreme Court Scale,

to be assessed by the Costs court in default of agreement.

Nicholas Logan

N. P (Essendon)

P/L T/A Nick

Logan &

Associates

Unit 6, 143

Sussex Street,


Victorian Civil

and

Administrative

Tribunal 14/03/2018

Professional

Misconduct under


Act 2004 (Vic) +

Common Law

Misconduct

1. The practitioner is ineligible to apply for or be granted a new practising

certificate before 1 May 2024. 2. The practitioner is to pay compensation in

the sum of $32,863.86. 3. The practitioner is referred to the Supreme Court

of Victoria with a recommendation that his name be struck off the Roll of

Practitioners. 4. The practitioner is to pay the Victorian Legal Services

Commissioner costs of this proceedings on a standard basis at 80% of

Supreme Court Scale, to be assessed by the Costs Court in default of

agreement.

Haidi Lun

11 Goble

Street, Niddrie Victoria 17/04/2007

Supreme Court


Professional

Misconduct under


Act 2004 (Vic)



Philip G Lynch

2032 Geelong

Road, Ballarat Victoria 29/05/2002 VCAT 28/04/2015

Professional

Misconduct under


Act 2004 (Vic) +

Common Law

Misconduct

1. Mr Lynch be reprimanded. 2. Mr Lynch may not apply for a practising

certificate for 12 months. 3. Prior to the issue of any future practising

certificate, Mr Lynch must undergo a mental health assessment to determine

whether he is a fit and proper person to hold a practising certificate. 4. Mr

Lynch is to pay the LSC's costs on a standard basis on the County Court Scale

to be determined by the Costs Court in default of judgement.

David MacDonald N/A Victoria 3/03/1952

Supreme Court


Conduct amounting

to Misconduct under


Practice Act 1958

(Vic)



Kenneth Mackenzie N/A Victoria 1/03/1951

Supreme Court


Conduct amounting

to Misconduct under


Practice Act 1958

(Vic)



John Maguire

4 Veronica

Street,

Inverloch Victoria 1/04/1974

Victorian Civil

and

Administrative

Tribunal 5/04/2018

Professional

Misconduct under


Act 2004 (Vic)

1. By consent the directions hearing fixed for 5 April 2018 is converted into a

final hearing. 2. The Tribunal notes that the practitioner admits the

allegations contained in the Application for Orders and that he pleads guilty

to Charge 1. 3. On the basis of the practitioner's plea of guilty to

Charge 1, the Tribunal finds the charge proved. 4. Charge 2 is withdrawn

with the leave of the Tribunal. 5. The Tribunal notes that the practitioner

has undertaken to the Tribunal not to practise as an Australian legal

practitioner in any Australian Jurisdiction at any time in the future. 6. In

respect of Charge 1, the practitioner is reprimanded. 7. The practitioner is

to pay the Victorian Legal Services Commissioner costs of this proceeding on

a standard basis on the Supreme Court scale, to be assessed by the Costs

Court in default of agreement.

Richard Makarucha

17 Cumberland

Street,

Eaglemont Victoria 3/03/1969

Supreme Court


Conduct amounting

to Misconduct under


Practice Act 1958

(Vic)



Thomas Maloney N/A NSW 1/05/1974

Supreme Court


Conduct amounting

to Misconduct under


Practice Act 1958

(Vic)



Brian Maloney

BM Legal

2 Warrenwood

Ave, Hoppers

Crossing Victoria 7/04/1988

The Supreme

Court of




John Henry Marshall

98 Longview

Road, Croydon Victoria 1/04/1977

Supreme Court


Conduct amounting

to Misconduct under


Practice Act 1958

(Vic)



Romuald Martin

Level 6, 128

Exhibition

Street,


Supreme Court


Conduct amounting

to Misconduct under


Practice Act 1958

(Vic)



Panteleon Mastrosavvas

110 Eglinton

Street, Moonee

Ponds Victoria 3/03/1980

Supreme Court


Conduct amounting

to Misconduct under


Practice Act 1958

(Vic)



Robert McBain

40 Lisbeth

Avenue,

Donvale Victoria 1/03/1976 VCAT 24/09/2015

Professional

Misconduct under


Act 2004 (Vic)

1. The respondent is reprimanded in relation to each of the charges of which

he has been found guilty. 2. The Tribunal accepts the undertakings given it to

by the respondent that: (a) He will not act as an executor or administrator of

any estate other than that of a member of his immediate family; and if

appointed as executor or administrator of any estate other than that of a

member of his immediate family, he will immediately renounce such

appointment. (b) He will not practice or seek to practise in any area of law

other than family law, either as an employee or howsoever otherwise. 3.

The respondent is disqualified from holding a PC during the current practising

period, that is until 30 June 2016. 4. The respondent is not be issued with a

PC in relation to the period commencing 1 July 2016 until such time as he has

filed with the VLSB a report from Mr Tim Watson-Munro, or other suitably

qualified psychologist approved by the VLSB, attesting to the treatment

received by the respondent and satisfying the VLSB that the respondents

psychological health is such that he is fit to be issued with a PC. 5. The

respondent may only practise as an employee until 30 June 2020.

Roxanne McCardle

RMcCardle

C/- 3 New

Jersey

Crescent,

Goolwa

South

Australia

The Victorian

Legal Services


Unsatisfactory


under the Legal

Profession Uniform

Law (Vic) Reprimand

Peter J McCarthy

2 Market

Street, Sydney NSW 19/07/1993

Legal Services

Division of the

Administrative

Decisions

Tribunal 21/04/2008

Conduct amounting

to professional

misconduct under a

corresponding

interstate law

The practitioner's name was removed from the local roll of practitioners

pursuant to an order made on 21 April 2008 by the Legal Services Division of

the Administrative Decisions Tribunal NSW.

Francis McGrath

16 Beach

Street,

Dromana Victoria 1/04/1981

Supreme Court


Professional

Misconduct under


Act 2004 (Vic)



Peter McLean

332A Suite 1,

Main road East,

St Albans Victoria 2/11/1981

Supreme Court


Misconduct under

the Legal Practice

Act 1996 (Vic)



Bruce McNab

Diamonds

Solicitors

205/6 Victoria


Employee

without Trust

The Victorian

Civil and

Administrative

Tribunal 31/08/2017

Professional

Misconduct,

Unsatisfactory

Professional

Conduct, Common

Law Misconduct

under the Legal

Profession Act 2004

(Vic)

Finding: Professional Misconduct under the Legal Profession Act 2004 (Vic) x

5, Misconduct at Common Law x 1, Unsatisfactory Professional Conduct

under the Legal Profession Act 2004 (Vic) x 3. Penalty: 1. In respect of each

of charges 1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 12, 13, 15 and 18 Mr McNab is reprimanded. 2. The

following periods of suspension are to operate concurrently, with an

effective period of suspension of nine months to commence on 1 October

2017: a. In respect of charge 1, Mr McNab's practising certificate is

suspended for 3 months commencing on 1 October 2017; b. In respect of

charge 7, Mr McNab's practising certificate is suspended for a period of 9

months commencing on 1 October 2017; c. In respect of charge 9, Mr

McNab's practising certificate is suspended for a period of 6 months

commencing on 1 October 2017; d. In respect of charge 13, Mr McNab's

practising certificate is suspended for a period of 2 months commencing on 1

October 2017; e. In respect of charge 15, Mr McNab's practising certificate is

suspended for a period of 1 month commencing on 1 October 2017. 3. In

respect of charges 1, 7, 9, 13 and 15, until 1 July 2022, any practising

certificate issued to Mr McNab shall be limited to an employee practising

certificate. 4. In respect of charges 1, 7, 9, 13 and 15, until 1 July 2019, any

practising certificate issued to Mr McNab shall be subject to the condition

that a nominated principal of the firm employing Mr McNab, as approved by

the Commissioner, act as a supervisor to Mr McNab reporting to the

Commissioner six monthly. 5. In respect of all charges, Mr McNab is to

undertake a total of 20 hours continuing professional development (CPD),

additional to the usual CPD requirement, to be completed over the next 2

years, and to be approved by the Commissioner, in the area of ethics and

professional responsibilities. The 20 hours specified is not to include any

papers, seminars or otherwise, which may be given by Mr McNab. 6. Mr

McNab is to pay the VLSC's costs to be taxed in default of agreement. If, due

to bankruptcy, it is necessary for payment of the costs to be deferred, the

parties may do so by agreement in writing and otherwise have liberty to

apply in respect of the date for payment of the costs.

Michael Meehan

49 Wattletree

Road,

Armadale Victoria 1/03/1967

Supreme Court


Misconduct under

the Legal Practice

Act 1996 (Vic)



Saad Merhi

Saad Merhi

33 High Street,

Geln Iris Victoria 20/04/2005

Employee


Professional

misconduct under


Uniform Law (Vic) +

common law

misconduct

1. Pursuant to section 4.4.4.17(c) of the Legal Profession Act 2004, a local

practising certificate is not to be granted to Mr Merhi during the period from

1 August 2017 to 31 July 2019 (head disqualification period), such period

being comprised as follows: (a)on charges 1 to 4 an aggregate period of

disqualification of 14 months; and (b)on charge 5 an additional period of

disqualification of 10 months to run cumulatively upon the aggregate period

of suspension imposed for charges 1 to 4. 2. Twelve months of the head

disqualification period is wholly suspended for a period of 18 months

commencing on 1 August 2018 (suspended order period). During the

suspended order period a local practising certificate may be granted to Mr

Merhi. 3. During the suspended order period, Mr Merhi shall not engage in

or commit any act of professional misconduct or unsatisfactory professional

conduct.

John Mingos

Level 1, 265A

Springvale

Road, Glen

Waverley Victoria 3/08/1981 VCAT 3/06/2016

Professional

Misconduct under


Act 2004 (Vic) +

Common Law

Misconduct

1. Mr Mingos is reprimanded. 2. Mr Mingos's local practising certificate is

cancelled with effect from 14 June 2016, no local practising certificate may

be issued to him before 14 June 2017, and a practising certificate entitling

him to act as a principal of a practice may not be granted to him before 14

June 2019. 3. Mr Mingos is to pay the Victorian Legal Services

Commissioner's costs of the proceeding fixed as agreed by the parties in the

amount of $20,605, such costs to be paid in five equal monthly instalments

of $4,121 on or before each of the following dates: 31 May 2016, 31 July

2016, 31 August 2016 and 30 September 2016. If any instalment of the costs

owing in accordance with this order is not paid within 14 days after its due

date, the entire remaining debt becomes due and payable.

Andrew Moore

Clerk B, Owen

Dixon

Chambers, 205

William Street

Melbourne Victoria 7/04/1983 Barrister

Victorian Civil

and

Administrative

Tribunal 1/06/2010

Professional

Misconduct under


Act 2004 (Vic)

(5) Until 31 December 2020 while the practitioner continues to hold a

practising certificate or until the practitioner permanently ceases legal

practice, whichever occurs sooner, the practitioner's legal practice is to be

subject to the following conditions: (a) he is to inform the Legal Services

Commissioner in writing of any failure after the date of the order to comply

with his taxation obligations within seven days of such failure; and (b) on 1

July and 1 February in each year, commencing 1 July 2010, he is to provide

the Legal Services Commissioner with a written report from a medical

practitioner as to the respondent's continued physical and mental capacity to

practice.

Michael Moriarty

8 Sargood

Street, Toorak Victoria 1/05/1964

Supreme Court


Conduct amounting

to Misconduct under


Practice Act 1958

(Vic)



Alan Munt

347 Main Road,

Emerald Victoria 3/11/1980

Supreme Court




Visa Nathan

Nathan

Dorevich

Lawyers, 1/303

Springvale

Road,

Springvale Victoria 8/11/1993

Principal with

Trust

Victorian Legal

Services Board 21/06/2016

The Lawyer advised the Complainant that to alter Family Court Orders, it

would cost $750 plus GST and a deposit of $500 was paid. This money was

not deposited into trust pursuant to s.3.3.13 of the LPA nor was a costs

disclosure provided. Three months later the Lawyer advised that his estimate

was $1,500 and would increase to $3,000. A week later he revised it to

$1,500. In order to meet his instructions, the Lawyer drafted a binding

financial agreement, which was undated and did not meet the criteria of the

Family Law Act 1975 and several versions of Proposed Consent Orders, which

were all rejected by the Court. Issue: Failure to provide a costs disclosure,

failure to deposit trust money and poor work. 1. The Lawyer is to refund the

Complainant the $500 deposit. 2. The Lawyer shall participate in the

following courses as soon as possible: a. Bookkeepers Trust Recording

Workshop; and b. Authorisation to Receive Trust Money Course. 3. The

Lawyer is reprimanded pursuant to s.299(1)(b) of the Uniform Law.

Visa Nathan

Nathan

Dorevich

Lawyers, 1/303

Springvale

Road,


Principal with

Trust

Victorian Legal

Services Board 17/03/2017 Other

The Lawyer advised the Complainant that to alter Family Court Orders, it

would cost $750 plus GST and a deposit of $500 was paid. This money was

not deposited into trust pursuant to s.3.3.13 of the LPA nor was a costs

disclosure provided. Three months later the Lawyer advised that his estimate

was $1,500 and would increase to $3,000. A week later he revised it to

$1,500. In order to meet his instructions, the Lawyer drafted a binding

financial agreement, which was undated and did not meet the criteria of the

Family Law Act 1975 and several versions of Proposed Consent Orders, which

were all rejected by the Court. Issue: Failure to provide a costs disclosure,

failure to deposit trust money and poor work. Orders: 1. The Lawyer is to

refund the Complainant the $500 deposit. 2. The Lawyer shall participate in

the following courses as soon as possible: a. Bookkeepers Trust Recording

Workshop; and b. Authorisation to Receive Trust Money Course. 3. The

Lawyer is reprimanded pursuant to s.299(1)(b) of the Uniform Law.

Visa Nathan

Nathan

Dorevich

Lawyers, 1/303

Springvale

Road,


Principal with

Trust VLSC 21/01/2020

Unsatisfactory


under the Legal

Profession Uniform

Law (Vic)

Pursuant to section 299(1) of the Uniform Law, the Victorian Legal Services

Commissioner has decided that Mr Nathan has engaged in unsatisfactory

professional conduct and makes the following orders: 1. Mr Nathan is

reprimanded pursuant to s. 299(1)(b) of the Uniform Law; and 2. Mr Nathan

is to undertake two additional points of Continuing Professional

Development in training to improve his communication with clients pursuant

to s.299(1)(e) of the Uniform Law.

Gary Needham

Melbourne

Legal Partners

Level 2, 3 River

Street, South

Yarra Victoria 1/03/1969 VCAT 19/05/2016

Professional

Misconduct under


Act 2004 (Vic)

1. Pursuant to section 4.4.19(k) of the Act, the Respondent is reprimanded.

2. Pursuant to Clause 46(D)(2) of Schedule 1 of the Victorian Civil and

Administrative Tribunal Act 1998, the Respondent shall pay the

Applicant's costs fixed in the sum of $23,506.18 (Costs). 3. The Costs

are to be paid as follows: (a) on or before 1 June 2016, $2,000.00; (b) on or

before 1 July 2016, $2,000.00; (c) on or before 1 August 2016, $2,000.oo;

(d) thereafter, on the first day of each following month a payment of

$4,000.00, until the Costs have been paid in full; and (e) in the event that the

Respondent fails to make a monthly payment on the nominated date, the

whole of the Costs (less any payments already made) will become

immediately payable.

Dennis Newby

Avonmore

Avenue,

Portland Victoria 2/09/1985

Supreme Court


Conduct amounting

to Misconduct under


Practice Act 1958

(Vic)



Peter Ng

Berkley Street,

Huntingdale Victoria 7/03/1994

Supreme Court


Professional

Misconduct under


Act 2004 (Vic)

Order of VCAT Senior Member Gerard Butcher dated 25 July 2016. 1. The

respondent having pleaded guilty, he is found guilty of professional

misconduct within the meaning of section 4.4.3(1) of the Legal Profession Act

2004 (the Act), namely misconduct at common law, in that he: a) breached

his fiduciary duties to a client for whom he acted as attorney under power by

acting in a situation of conflict with his personal interests, profiting from his

role as attorney and/or failing to account; and b) charged commission to the

client Littledyke when he had no entitlement to do so. 2. The respondent

having pleaded guilty, he is found guilty of unsatisfactory professional

conduct within the meaning of section 4.4.4(a) of the Act, in that in breach of

section 3.4.26 of the Act, he failed to disclose to the client Littledyke

substantial changes as to the basis on which legal costs would be calculated

and the estimate of total legal costs or a range of estimates and an

explanation of the major variables. 3. The respondent having pleaded

guilty, he is found guilty of professional misconduct within the meaning of

section 4.4.3(1) of the Act, namely misconduct at common law, in that he did

not provide full and frank information to the Victorian Civil and

Administrative Tribunal in the course of an application seeking retrospective

approval of fees and commission. 4. The Tribunal accepts the following

undertaking given by the respondent: I, Peter Lee Tong Ng, undertake that I

will not at any time in the future agree to accept an appointment as Power of

Attorney and I will renounce any existing appointment save for any

appointment as Power of Attorney of a family member. Dated the 12th day

of July 2016 (signed) Peter Lee Tong Ng 5. Substituted by Supreme Court

orders of 22 June 2017 (see below). 6 The respondent is to pay the

applicant's costs of this proceeding agreed in the sum of $8,500.00 by way of

the following instalments: $2,000.00 on or before 15 August 2016

$2,000.00 on or before 15 September 2016 $2,000.00 on or before 15

October 2016 $2,500.00 on or before 15 November 2016. Order of

Supreme Court Justice Cameron dated 22 June 2017. 1. In substitution for

Order 5 of the Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal order dated 25 July

2016 (J16/2016), Mr Ng's practising certificate is to be suspended with effect

from 1 October 2017 until 28 February 2018. 2. Mr Ng otherwise abandons

his application for leave to appeal. 3. Mr Ng agrees to pay the VLSC's costs in

the fixed sum of $20,000 payable as follows; a. $4,000 on or before 3 July

Vu Nguyen

Flat 8, 178

Ferguson

Street,

Williamstown Victoria 1/03/1999

Supreme Court


Professional

Misconduct under


Act 2004 (Vic)



Cecilia Nguyen

Mason Black

Lawyers

Level 7, 505

Little Collins

Street,


Supreme Court


Professional

Misconduct under


Act 2004 (Vic)



Andrew Nguyen

5 Murnong

Street,

Maribyrnong Victoria 29/03/2004

The Supreme

Court of

Victoria 23/08/2013

Professional

Misconduct under


Act 2004 (Vic)



Danny Nguyen

4/44 Ross

Street, Toorak Victoria 19/02/2013

Victorian Civil

and

Administrative

Tribunal 3/07/2018

Professional

misconduct under


Uniform Law (Vic) +

Unsatisfactory


under the Legal

Profession Uniform

Law (Vic)

Finding: Four charges of Professional Misconduct within the meaning of

section 297(1)(a) of the Legal Profession Uniform Law (Vic) being misconduct

at common law. One charge of Unsatisfactory Professional Conduct within

the meaning of section 286 of the Uniform Law for failing to notify the Board

within 7 days that the respondent had been charged with serious offences.

Penalty: The Tribunal ordered a global penalty as follows: 1. Mr Nguyen

not be granted an Australian practising certificate (PC) for a period of 22

months. 2. Any PC granted thereafter be limited to an employee PC for a

period of 24 months. 3. Mr Nguyen is to engage in 6 Continuous

Professional Development (CPD) points related to ethics and professional

conduct, in addition to the normal CPD requirements for those subjects, to

be concluded before application for a further PC. 4. Mr Nguyen is to pay the

Commissioner's costs in the sum of $8,323.22, $2,000.00 of such costs

to be payable to the Commissioner within 30 of this order and the balance

payable within 6 months of the date of this order.

Steven Nikolaidou

John Curtain &

Associates Pty

Level 10, 575

Bourke Street,


Employee


Professional

misconduct under


Uniform Law (Vic)

Having found Mr Steven Nikolaidou guilty of one charge of professional

misconduct within the meaning of section 297(1)(a) of the Uniform Law, the

Tribunal orders as follows: 1. Mr Nikolaidou is reprimanded. 2. Mr

Nikolaidou is to pay a fine of $2,000.00 to the Victorian Legal Services Board.

3. Mr Nikolaidou is to pay the Commissioner's costs of proceeding in the

agreed sum of $20,000.00

Eduard Nyhof

7 Shoubra

Court, Highton Victoria 1/03/1979

Victorian


Conduct amounting

to Misconduct under


Practice Act 1958

(Vic)

(1) Practitioner entitled to apply for an employee practising certificate only

after 31 December 1996. (2) Practitioner entitled to apply for a full

practising certificate only after he has practised as an employee for at least

one year.

Eduard Nyhof

7 Shoubra

Court, Highton Victoria 1/03/1979 VCAT 10/10/2008

(1) Practitioner entitled to apply for an employee practising certificate only

after 31 December 1996. (2) Practitioner entitled to apply for a full

practising certificate only after he has practised as an employee for at least 1

year.

James O'Brien N/A Victoria 1/03/1966

Supreme Court


Conduct amounting

to Misconduct under


Practice Act 1958

(Vic)



Ralph O'Brien

Shop 2, 24

Chute Street,

Diamond Creek Victoria 2/06/1975

Supreme Court


Misconduct under

the Legal Practice

Act 1996 (Vic)



Denis James O'Brien

O'Brien

Lawyers

64 Mclachlan

Street,

Horsham Victoria 1/04/1971

Employee

without Trust VCAT 26/10/2016 Other

1. The practitioner is reprimanded 2. The practitioner is to pay a file of

$45,000, with a stay on payment until 9 December 2016 3. The practitioner's

local practising certificate is suspended for a period of six months (the head

suspension period), which head suspension period is wholly suspended for a

period of two years from the date of this order (the suspended order period)

4. During the suspended order period a local practising certificate may be

granted to the practitioner. 5. During the suspended period the practitioner

shall not engage in or commit any act of professional misconduct or

unsatisfactory professional conduct 6. Before next year's practising

certificate is issued, the practitioner is to undertake and complete: a. 10

hours of professional development in the area of ethics and professional

responsibility, in addition to the usual CPD requirements. The course is to be

approved by the Victorian Legal Services Commissioner and the practitioner

is to provide evidence of completion to the Victorian Legal Services

Commissioner; and b. six one-hour counselling sessions with a senior

counsellor who is to be approved by the Victorian Legal Services

Commissioner, to be undertaken as one hour per month of six months. The

senior counsellor is to report to the Victorian Legal Services Commissioner on

the fact that the professional counselling has been completed. 7. In the

event that the respondent fails to comply with order 5 during the suspended

order period, the Victorian Legal Services Commissioner may make

application to the Tribunal to revoke the suspended order period. On such

application, if the Tribunal is satisfied that a material breach of this order has

occurred during the suspended order period, and is satisfied that it is

appropriate in all the circumstances, Order 3 will be vacated, and the

practitioner's practising certificate will be cancelled and a local practising

certificate not granted to the practitioner before the expiry of six months

from the date of cancellation or six months and any further period that the

Tribunal may determine, having regard to the circumstances of the breach of

the Order. 8. The practitioner is to pay the Victorian Legal Services

Commissioner costs of the proceeding agreed in the amount of $29,749.74

payment of which is to be stayed until 9 March 2017.

Victor O'Connor N/A Victoria 1/12/1943

Supreme Court


Conduct amounting

to Misconduct under


Practice Act 1958

(Vic)



Bryan Ogge

36 Fawkner

Street, South

Yarra Victoria 1/08/1967

Supreme Court


Conduct amounting

to Misconduct under


Practice Act 1958

(Vic)



Beresford Ogilvie N/A Victoria 1/06/1971

Supreme Court


Conduct amounting

to Misconduct under


Practice Act 1958

(Vic)



Ibidapo Olayemi

1 Morgan

Court,

Endeavour Hills Victoria 10/09/2013 VCAT 20/08/2019

Professional

misconduct under


Uniform Law (Vic) +

common law

misconduct

The lawyer engaged in professional misconduct within the meaning of

section 297(1) of the Uniform Law, namely misconduct at common law. The

lawyer is (1) reprimanded, (2) ineligible to apply for or be granted an

Australian practising certificate for a period of 18 months from the date of

the order, (3) any Australian practising certificate granted thereafter shall be

limited to an employee certificate with the supervised legal practice

condition for a period of 2 years in addition any remaining period he is

required to satisfy pursuant to s 49(1) of the Legal Profession Uniform Law

(Victoria), (4) the first certificate granted thereafter is to be subject to a

condition that the lawyer shall within the first six months of the practising

period complete 8 hours of continuing professional development in the area

of Ethics and Professional Responsibility (in addition to any mandatory

professional development requirements), and (5) to pay the Victorian Legal

Services Commissioner's costs fixed at $6,000.

Shane Parsons

Suite 5, 5th

Floor,

1 Princess

Street, Kew Victoria 2/04/1984

Supreme Court


Conduct amounting

to Misconduct under


Practice Act 1958

(Vic)



Douglas Patrick

4 Selwyn

Street,

Canterbury Victoria 3/03/1975

Employee

without Trust

Victorian Legal

Profession

Tribunal 15/03/2004

Misconduct under

the Legal Practice

Act 1996 (Vic)

Until 1 July 2040, the practitioner is only entitled to apply for a practising

certificate as an employee of another legal practitioner or firm, with the

condition that he is not authorised to receive trust money.

Douglas Patrick

4 Selwyn

Street,

Canterbury Victoria 3/03/1975

Employee

without Trust

Victorian Civil

and

Administrative

Tribunal 7/04/2008

Misconduct under

the Legal Practice

Act 1996 (Vic)

(1) The following conditions were imposed on the practitioner's practising

certificate: (i) he is only authorised to engage in legal practice as an

employee of a law practice; and (ii) he is not authorised to receive or deal

with trust money.

Philip Peters

Feehans Road,

Sunbury Victoria 1/12/1972

Supreme Court


Conduct amounting

to Misconduct under


Practice Act 1958

(Vic)



Nelson Pinto

43 Gratten

Street, South

Morang Victoria 7/11/2001

Employee


Unsatisfactory


under the Legal

Profession Act 2004

(Vic)

Body that made the decision VCAT Date of order 28 November 2016 Finding

Found guilty of unsatisfactory professional conduct under the Legal

Profession Act 2004 Vic. Penalty VCAT found Mr Pinto guilty of

unsatisfactory professional conduct within the meaning of section 4.4.2 of

the LPA, in that as a principal of Pinto Law, he failed to comply with Court

orders which is conduct occurring in connection with legal practice that fell

short of the standard of competence and diligence that a member of the

public is entitled to expect of a reasonably competent legal practitioner.

Having found Mr Pinto guilty, he was reprimanded and ordered to pay the

Commissioner costs in the sum of 3,500 dollars. VCAT also ordered that Mr

Pinto not be granted a practising certificate entitling him to practice as a

principal until 1 July 2019.

Alistair Pirie

4th floor

450 St Kilda

Road,


Victorian


Conduct amounting

to Misconduct under


Practice Act 1958

(Vic)

(1) Practitioner may only apply for a practising certificate which is to operate

from a date later than 31 December 1992 (2) No practising certificate is to

be granted to the practitioner unless: (a) his trust accounts in respect of past

years are regularised and, in particular, an audit report up to 31 December

1990 is lodged with the Secretary of the Law Institute; and (b) he undertakes

and completes any course of instruction required of him either by the

Secretary of the Law Institute or the Director of Professional Standards.

Harold Podem N/A Victoria 2/06/1941

Supreme Court


Conduct amounting

to Misconduct under


Practice Act 1958

(Vic)



Christopher Pola N/A Victoria 1/12/1977

Supreme Court


Conduct amounting

to Misconduct under


Practice Act 1958

(Vic)



Sydney Powell

SB Powell & Co

19 Tunstall

Suare,

Doncaster East Victoria 5/04/1956

Victorian Civil

and

Administrative

Tribunal 15/07/2013

Professional

Misconduct under


Act 2004 (Vic)

As the practitioner has provided a signed undertaking that he will not apply

for a practising certificate again, it is ordered that no practising certificate be

granted to the respondent again. The practitioner pay the applicatn's costs

on the County Court scale of costs, to be taxed in default of agreement, to be

assessed by the Victorian Costs Court.

Anton Pusztai

30 Goldsworthy

Road, Corio Victoria 3/03/1986

Supreme Court


Conduct amounting

to Misconduct under


Practice Act 1958

(Vic)



Bryce Quarry N/A Victoria 1/11/1972

Supreme Court


Conduct amounting

to Misconduct under


Practice Act 1958

(Vic)



Pervez Rahman

Victory Law

30/34 Wells

Road, Chelsea

Heights Victoria 17/04/2012

Principal with

Trust

Victorian Legal

Services


Unsatisfactory


under the Legal

Profession Uniform

Law (Vic)

1. Mr Pervez Rahman be reprimanded pursuant to section 299(1)(b) of the

Uniform Law. 2. Pursuant to section 299(1)(e) Mr Pervez Rahman is

required, within 6 months of the date of the determination, to complete the

Law Institute of Victoria's Bookkeeper's Trust Recording Workshop or other

similar trust accounting course. This is in addition to his annual requirement

to complete 10 units of Continuing Professional Development.

John Ravaneschi

15 Majory

Street, Fawkner Victoria 2/09/1974

Supreme Court


Conduct amounting

to Misconduct under


Practice Act 1958

(Vic)



Margaret Rollo

Level 16, 222

Exhibition

Street,


Supreme Court


Professional

Misconduct under


Act 2004 (Vic)



Albert Romanin

28 Fairfield

Avenue,

Camberwell Victoria 1/05/1979

Supreme Court


Conduct amounting

to Misconduct under


Practice Act 1958

(Vic)



Kenneth Rook

Dickson Fisher

Macansh

Level 17, 1

Castlereagh

Street, Sydney NSW 31/08/1987

Administrative

Decisions

Tribunal of New






Joseph Rose

Rose Lawyers

and

Conveyancers

10 Brentford

Square, Forest

Hill Victoria 2/03/1973

Principal with

Trust

Victorian Legal

Services


Unsatisfactory


under the Legal

Profession Uniform

Law (Vic)

Finding: The lawyer has engaged in unsatisfactory professional conduct by

engaging in gross overcharging and failing to give proper costs disclosure,

failing to act in accordance with instructions and failing to provide a final

trust account settlement document as requested. Order: The lawyer is

reprimanded pursuant to section 299(1)(b) of the Uniform Law.

Stanley Rosenberg

733 Malvern

Road, Toorak Victoria 1/03/1965

Supreme Court


Conduct amounting

to Misconduct under


Practice Act 1958

(Vic)



Leopold Rosenthal

Suite 3, 4th

Floor, 2 Collins

Street,


Supreme Court


Conduct amounting

to Misconduct under


Practice Act 1958

(Vic)



Lawrence Rostron

Unit 1, 165

Glen Eira Road,

Ripponlea Victoria 1/03/1949

Supreme Court


Conduct amounting

to Misconduct under


Practice Act 1958

(Vic)


Court of Victoria (struck off)

Arthur Row N/A Victoria 1/08/1951

Supreme Court


Conduct amounting

to Misconduct under


Practice Act 1958

(Vic)



Robert Rushford

141 Victoria

Avenue, Albert

Park Victoria 11/04/1994

Victorian Civil

and

Administrative

Tribunal 7/06/2012

Professional

Misconduct under


Act 2004 (Vic) +

Misconduct under

the Legal Practice

Act 1996 (Vic)

(2) Practitioner not entitled to apply for a principal practitising certificate or

hold trust money before 1 July 2022.

Robert Rushford

141 Victoria

Avenue, Albert


Supreme Court


Professional

Misconduct under


Act 2004 (Vic)


Court of Victoria (Struck Off)

James Kevin Ryan

7 Roach Road,

Lilydale Victoria 1/03/1956

Supreme Court


Conduct amounting

to Misconduct under


Practice Act 1958

(Vic)



Jasdeep Sandhu

911 Highett

Street,

Reservoir Victoria 9/09/2014

Principal with

Trust

The Victorian

Legal Services


Unsatisfactory


under the Legal

Profession Uniform

Law (Vic)

The practitioner is to complete two further Continuing Professional

Development ("CPD") units, in addition to the practitioner's CPD obligation

under the Legal Profession Uniform Continuing Professional Development

(Solicitors) Rules 2015, in the CPD year ending on 31 March 2020 in the field

of Ethics and Professional Responsibility pursuant to section 299(1)(e) of the

Uniform Law.

Justin Scott-Douglas

27 Station

Street, Malvern Victoria 5/03/1984

Supreme Court


Conduct amounting

to Misconduct under


Practice Act 1958

(Vic)



Anthony Seale

358 Sydney

Road, Coburg Victoria 3/03/1969

Supreme Court


Conduct amounting

to Misconduct under


Practice Act 1958

(Vic)



William Serong

443 King Street,

West


Supreme Court


Misconduct under

the Legal Practice

Act 1996 (Vic)



Michael

Thomas Seymour

706 Old

Northern Road,

Dural NSW 2/09/1974

Supreme Court


Conduct amounting

to Misconduct under


Practice Act 1958

(Vic)



Peter Sharp

558 Kiewa

Street, Albury NSW 1/11/1978

Supreme Court

of New South

Wales Court of

Appeal 28/02/2006

Conduct amounting

to professional

misconduct under a

corresponding

interstate law



of Local Lawyers in New South Wales by the Supreme Court of New South

Wales Court of Appeal.

Marshall Sheehan

14 Birchman

Court,

Wodonga Victoria 6/05/1985 VCAT 19/11/2011



Marshall Sheehan

14 Birchman

Court,


Administrative

Decisions

Tribunal of New






Robert Sheen

12-14 Leveson

Street, North


Supreme Court


Conduct amounting

to Misconduct under


Practice Act 1958

(Vic)



Herbert Sheldrick N/A Victoria 2/11/1953

Supreme Court


Conduct amounting

to Misconduct under


Practice Act 1958

(Vic)



Benzion Sholom N/A Victoria 1/03/1961

Supreme Court


Conduct amounting

to Misconduct under


Practice Act 1958

(Vic)



Gary Shugg

Blackwell

House,

Guildhall Yard,

London UK 8/11/1989 LIV 22/10/2008

(1) Practitioner entitled to apply for an employee practising certificate after

25 July 1998. (2) Practitioner entitled to apply for a principal practising

certificate only after he has held an employee practising certificate for at

least 2 years.

Alan Simpson N/A Victoria 1/05/1968

Supreme Court


Conduct amounting

to Misconduct under


Practice Act 1958

(Vic)



Herbert Sirca

1 Rutherglen

Road, Vermont

South Victoria 1/04/1974

Supreme Court


Misconduct under

the Legal Practice

Act 1996 (Vic)



Rohan Skea

Level 13 BGC

Centre, 28 The

Esplanade,

Perth WA 2/04/1979

Supreme Court

of Western

Australia 20/07/2005 Other



of Practitioners in Western Australia by the Supreme Court of Western

Australia.

Nicholas Skrekas N/A Victoria 3/09/2001

Supreme Court


Misconduct under

the Legal Practice

Act 1996 (Vic)



Daniel Slattery

Legal &

Mediation

Services

31 Stanley

Road, Vermont

South Victoria 1/12/1986

Principal

without Trust

Victorian Civil

and

Administrative

Tribunal 18/06/2008

Misconduct under

the Legal Practice

Act 1996 (Vic) +

Common Law

Misconduct

(1) Practitioner not entitled to apply for a practising certificate with trust

authorisation until 18 June 2028.

Clarence Smith N/A Victoria 3/04/1967

Supreme Court


Conduct amounting

to Misconduct under


Practice Act 1958

(Vic)



Karen Smith

7 Eliza Terrace,

Mount Eliza Victoria 19/07/1993

Employee

without Trust

Victorian Civil

and

Administrative

Tribunal 17/02/2017

Unsatisfactory


under the Legal

Profession Act 2004

(Vic)

The Tribunal, having found Ms Low guilty of one charge of unsatisfactory

professional conduct within the meaning of section 4.4.2 of the Legal

Profession Act 2004, relating to her conduct of writing a letter to an

unrepresented party, which contained allegations which the Tribunal was

comfortably satisfied were made without foundation or basis, ordered as

follows: 1. Ms Low is reprimanded 2. Ms Low is to pay the

Commissioner's costs on County Court scale on a standard basis to be

assessed by the Costs Court in default of agreement.

Lewis Spaulding

403 Bay Street,

Brighton Victoria 4/09/1989 VCAT 24/12/2015 Other

1. The Victorian Legal Services Commissioners is substituted as the applicant

in this matter. 2. Mr Spaulding is not to be granted any category of practising

certificate before 1 January 2021. 3. Prior to obtaining any principal

practising certificate in the future, Mr Spaulding must complete a period of

periods amounting in aggregate to 18 months as an employee, before being

eligible to apply for a principal practising certificate. This is in addition to the

period of 18 months referred to in order 4(b) of the Tribunal of 17 December

2013. 4. The Tribunal recommends to the Supreme Court that Mr

Spaulding's name be removed from the Local Roll of Practitioners. 5. Mr

Spaulding is to pay the applicant's costs of this proceeding, on a standard

basis, on the County Court scale, to be determined by the Costs Court if not

agreed.

Lewis Spaulding

403 Bay Street,

Brighton Victoria 4/09/1989

The Supreme

Court of

Victoria 28/08/2017

Professional

Misconduct under


Act 2004 (Vic)



John Stephenson

49 Playne

Street,

Frankston Victoria 2/03/1970

Supreme Court


Conduct amounting

to Misconduct under


Practice Act 1958

(Vic)



John Oakley Stewart N/A Victoria 1/04/1952

Supreme Court


Conduct amounting

to Misconduct under


Practice Act 1958

(Vic)



Matthew Stirling

Clerk B, Owen

Dixon

Chambers, 205

William Street


The Victorian

Civil and

Administrative

Tribunal 7/03/2018

Professional

misconduct under


Uniform Law (Vic)

1, The Tribunal finds the practitioner guilty of professional misconduct in

respect of the conduct the subject of charge 1. 2. The Tribunal finds the

practitioner guilty of professional misconduct in respect of the conduct the

subject of charge 2. 3. The Tribunal finds that: (a) the practitioner has

materially breached order 2(c) of the Orders of the Court of Appeal in

Matthew James Stirling v Legal Services Commissioner (S APCI 2012 0076)

(the Court Orders) because during the suspended order period he has

engaged in or committed acts of professional misconduct namely: (i)

professional misconduct in respect of the conduct the subject of charge 1;

and (ii) professional misconduct in respect of the conduct the subject of

charge 2; (b) therefore the suspended order period as defined in order 2(a)

of the Court Orders is revoked. 4. The Tribunal orders that: (a) the

practitioner's practising certificate is cancelled on 1 June 2018; (b) in respect

of finding 3 and in accordance with order 2(f) of the Court Orders, the

practitioner not be granted a practising certificate for 2 years from the date

it was cancelled; (c) in respect of the matters in findings 1 and 2, the

practitioner not be granted a practising certificate for a further 4 months

after the conclusion of the period referred to in sub-paragraph (b) of this

order. 5. The practitioner is to pay the Victorian Legal Services

Commissioner's costs of this proceeding, as agreed in the amount of

$13,927.06.

Alan Storer

34 Clive Street,

Brighton East Victoria 1/04/1965

Supreme Court


Misconduct under

the Legal Practice

Act 1996 (Vic)



John Streeter N/A Victoria 1/04/1958

Supreme Court


Conduct amounting

to Misconduct under


Practice Act 1958

(Vic)



Albert Super N/A Victoria 2/12/1963

Supreme Court


Conduct amounting

to Misconduct under


Practice Act 1958

(Vic)



Walter Sykes N/A Victoria 2/03/1931

Supreme Court


Conduct amounting

to Misconduct under


Practice Act 1958

(Vic)



Ke Yuan Tan

17 Venezia

Promenade,

Greenvale Victoria 13/08/2014 VCAT 11/10/2018

Professional

misconduct under


Uniform Law (Vic)

By way of a global disposition: (a) The practitioner is reprimanded. (b) The

practitioner is ineligible to apply for or be granted a new practising certificate

before 11 October 2023. (c) Any practising certificate granted thereafter be

limited to an employee practising certificate with the supervised legal

practice condition for a period of at least 2 years. (d) The practitioner may

not carry out the functions of a lay associate (within the meaning of the

Uniform Law) without the approval of the Victorian Legal Services

Commissioner. (e) The practitioner is referred to the Supreme Court of

Victoria with a recommendation that his name be struck off the Roll of

Practitioners. (f) The practitioner is to pay the Victorian Legal Services

Commissioner's costs of this proceeding fixed at $13,635.78 as follows:

$3,635.78 payment to the Victorian Legal Services Commissioner on or

before 10 November 2018 the balance payable by way of five consecutive

monthly instalments of $2,000.00 with the first instalment to be paid on or

before 10 December 2018 and thereafter by the 10th day of the following

months. In the event that the practitioner fails to pay any of the instalments

by their due date, the full amount less any amounts paid will become due

and payable immediately.

David Tansey

Suite 6, 412

Toorak Road,


Supreme Court


Professional

Misconduct under


Act 2004 (Vic)



Stephen Tantala N/A Victoria 1/12/1976

Supreme Court


Conduct amounting

to Misconduct under


Practice Act 1958

(Vic)



Cameron Telfer

177 Main Road,

Hepburn

Springs Victoria 1/04/1976

The Supreme

Court of


1. The practitioner is sentenced to nine month's imprisonment, of which

eight months is suspended for a period of two years. 2. The effective period

of imprisonment of the practitioner ends on 26 June 2017. 3. The

practitioner is to pay the Victorian Legal Services Board's costs on a standard

basis. 4. There be a stay of payment of costs for a period of six months to 26

November 2017. 5. There be liberty to parties to apply.

John Towers

8 McBride

Place, Echuca Victoria 29/10/1990 Unknown 22/05/2006 Other



of Local Lawyers by the Legal Practice Tribunal of Queensland.

Madeleine Tran

Madeleine Tran

Lawyers

1405/401

Docklands

Drive,

Docklands Victoria 29/01/2003

Principal with

Trust

Victorian Civil

and

Adminstrative

Tribunal 9/10/2018

Unsatisfactory


under the Legal

Profession Act 2004

(Vic)

Having found Ms Tran guilty of one charge of unsatisfactory professional

conduct within the meaning of section 4.4.2 of the Legal Profession Act 2004

('the Act'), for withdrawing as a lawyer in a family law proceeding

not in compliance with Rule 9.03 of the Federal Circuit Court Rules, the

Tribunal ordered that Ms Tran be reprimanded. Having found Ms Tran guilty

of one charge of professional misconduct within the meaning of section

4.4.4(a) of the Act, for contravening the Act by failing to respond to a request

made by the Victorian Legal Services Commissioner pursuant to section

4.4.11(1)(a) for a full written explanation of her conduct in respect of the

complaint, the Tribunal ordered as follows: 1. Ms Tran is reprimanded. 2. Ms

Tran is fined $1,000.00. Ms Tran was also ordered to pay the Commissioners

costs of proceeding in the agreed sum of $8,000.00 by way of 8 equal

monthly instalments.

Todd Trevacks N/A Victoria 3/08/1953

Supreme Court


Conduct amounting

to Misconduct under


Practice Act 1958

(Vic)



Nigel Turner

Clerk R, Owen

Dixon

Chambers, 205

William Street,

Melbourne Victoria 3/04/1978 Barrister

Victorian and

Administrative

Tribunal 3/04/2013

Professional

Misconduct under


Act 2004 (Vic)

1. While the practitioner continues to hold a practising certificate, the

practitioner's legal practice is to be subject to the following condition: the

practitioner is to inform the Legal Services Commissioner in writing of any

failure after 3 April 2013 to comply with his taxation obligations, within

seven days of any such failure.

Stephen Van Nooten

52 Bellbird

Road, Mount

Eliza Victoria 1/03/1977

Supreme Court


Misconduct under

the Legal Practice

Act 1996 (Vic)



Euan Vance

Legal Help

Lawyers

331 Eaglehawk

Road, California

Gully Victoria 17/09/2003

The Supreme

Court of

Vcitoria 5/09/2014

Professional

Misconduct under


Act 2004 (Vic)



Zoltan Varszeghy

6 High Street,

Cranbourne Victoria 1/09/1976

Supreme Court


Conduct amounting

to Misconduct under


Practice Act 1958

(Vic)



Basil Vassis

232 King Street,


Supreme Court


Conduct amounting

to Misconduct under


Practice Act 1958

(Vic)



Nouri Veron N/A Victoria 3/05/1965

Supreme Court


Conduct amounting

to Misconduct under


Practice Act 1958

(Vic)



John Voitin

Stanton Grant

Legal

142-144 Albert

Road, South


Professional

Misconduct under


Act 2004 (Vic)

The Tribunal having found Mr Voitin guilty of 57 charges of professional

misconduct for intermixing trust monies and non-trust monies, contrary to

section 3.3.19 of the Legal Profession Act 2004, it orders as follows: 1. Mr

Voitin is reprimanded. 2. For a period of six months commencing on 9

November 2015 the practitioner's practising certificate is to be subject to a

condition that he is not authorised to receive trust monies. 3. The

practitioner must obtain three continuing professional development points in

the area of trust accounting within the period of 12 months commencing on

22 October 2015 and provide proof of having done this to the Victorian Legal

Services Commissioner (VLSC). 4. The practitioner must successfully

complete the trust accounting course provided by the Law Institute of

Victoria before being entitled to apply for a condition of his practising

certificate authorising him to receive trust money. 5. The practitioner is to

pay the VLSC's costs, agreed in the sum of $17,000.00.

Henry Walker N/A Victoria 3/06/1946

Supreme Court


Conduct amounting

to Misconduct under


Practice Act 1958

(Vic)



Samantha Ward

Samantha

Ward Pty

33 Fenwick


Victorian Legal

Services Board 29/06/2018

Unsatisfactory


under the Legal

Profession Uniform

Law (Vic)

1. Ms Samantha Ward be reprimanded pursuant to section 299(1)(b) of the

Uniform Law. 2. Ms Samantha Ward is to complete the Law Institute of

Victoria' Bookkeepers Trust Recording Workshop or other similar trust

account course approved by the Victorian Legal Services Commissioner

pursuant to section 299(1)(e) of the Uniform Law by 30 September 2018.

These Continuing Professional Development Units will be in addition to the

10 units required to be completed for the 2018/2019 renewal year.

Barry Waters

Waters & Co

734 High

Street, Epping Victoria 30/03/1989

Principal with


Professional

Misconduct under


Act 2004 (Vic)

Having found Mr Waters guilty of the following two charges: Charge 1 -

Professional misconduct within the meaning of section 4.4.4(a) of the Legal

Profession Act 2004 (Vic) in that he failed to communicate or cause to be

communicated the existence and/or effect of a Calderbank Offer to his then

client prior to the Offer's expiry and thereby breached rule 12.2 of the

Professional Conduct and Practice Rules 2005 (Vic); and charge 3 - Common

law misconduct in that during the course of the Commissioners disciplinary

investigation into his conduct, Mr Waters provided the Commissioner with a

letter dated 1 June 2015 which contained statements that were false and

misleading; the Tribunal orders as follows: 1. In relation to charge 1, Mr

Waters is reprimanded and fined $1,500; 2. In relation to charge 3, Mr

Waters is reprimanded and fined $7,500; 3. The fines in orders 1 and 2 are to

be paid by the following instalments: $3,000 by 28 October 2016, $3,000 by

9 January 2017 and $3,000 by 28 April 2017; 4. Mr Waters is to pay the

Commissioner's costs in the agreed sum of $11,000. This is to be paid in

the following instalments: $3,666.66 by 28 October 2016, $3,666.67 by 9

January 2017 and $3,666.67 by 28 April 2017.

Peter Welch

Level 14, 520

Collins Street


Supreme Court


Conduct amounting

to Misconduct under


Practice Act 1958

(Vic)



Gabriel Werden

150 Market

Street,


Supreme Court


Misconduct under

the Legal Practice

Act 1996 (Vic)



Andrew

Price Williams

198A Klrford

Road, Albert


Supreme Court


Misconduct under

the Legal Practice

Act 1996 (Vic)



Neil Williams

1274 Rochford

Road, Newham Victoria 1/03/1956

Supreme Court


Professional

Misconduct under


Act 2004 (Vic)



Desmond Wilson N/A Victoria 1/03/1948

Supreme Court


Conduct amounting

to Misconduct under


Practice Act 1958

(Vic)



Christopher

J Wilson

Mayfield

Lawyers

Level 12 636 St

Kilda Raod,


Unsatisfactory


under the Legal

Profession Act 2004

(Vic)

1. The respondent is reprimanded and is ordered to pay a fine of $1,000.00

to the Victorian Legal Services Board in respect of each charge( x 2). 2. The

respondent is to pay to the applicant his costs as agreed and fixed by the

Tribunal in the sum of $10,000.

James Wise

Melborune

Legal Chambers

Level 1, 355

High Street,


Employee

without Trust

Victorian Civil

and

Administrative

Tribunal 13/12/2016

Professional

misconduct under


Uniform Law (Vic)

In respect of the charge in proceeding J29/2016 and charge 1 of

proceedingJ30/2016 1. Mr Wise is found guilty of each charge. 2. Mr Wise is

reprimanded. 3. Mr Wise is not to be granted before 1 July 2021 a practising

certificate entitling him to act as a principal of a law practice or authorising

the receipt of trust moneys. 4. Mr Wise is fined $9,000.00. In respect of

charge 2 of proceeding J30/2016 5. Mr Wise is found guilty of the charge. 6.

Mr Wise is reprimanded. 7. Mr Wise is fined $1,000.00.

Michael Witt

Findlay Arthur

Philips

Suite 27, Level

3 Claremont

Street South

Yarra Victoria 4/03/1996

Principal with

Trust

Victorian Civil

and

Administrative

Tribunal 21/11/2017

Professional

misconduct under


Uniform Law (Vic)

1. Charges 1 to 5 fall away and are dismissed. 2. The practitioner is

reprimanded. 3. The practitioner is to pay to the Victorian Legal Services

Commissioner its costs agreed between the parties and fixed by the Tribunal

in the sum of $10,000.00 on or before 21 December 2017.

Yvonne Young

42 Tarneit

road, Werribee Victoria 1/09/1976

Victorian Legal

Profession

Tribunal 7/12/1999

Misconduct under

the Legal Practice

Act 1996 (Vic) +

Unsatisfactory

Conduct under the

Legal Practice Act

1996 (Vic)

(1) Practitioner entitled to apply for an employee practising certificate at any

time after 1 March 2000 upon her undertaking that she shall not during its

currency involve herself in any probate work.

Aaron Zaitman

Zaitman

Lawyers

Suite 108, 181

St Kilda Road,

St Kilda Victoria 2/03/1970

Principal with

Trust

Victorian Civil

and

Administrative

Tribunal 23/07/2019

Professional

misconduct under


Uniform Law (Vic) +

Unsatisfactory

conduct under the

Legal Profession Act

2004 (Vic)

1. The practitioner, having pleaded guilty as charged, is found guilty of

Charges 3,7,9,11,14,15,18 and 19. 2. The practitioner is reprimanded in

relation to each finding of guilt. 3. The practitioner is to pay: a. the

Victorian Legal Services Board a global fine of $30,000 in respect of the

findings of guilt for all charges; and b. the Victorian Legal Services

Commissioner's costs of this application fixed by the Tribunal (and with

consent) in the sum of $15,000 by nine monthly instalments of $5,000

commencing on 30 July 2019. 4. By no later than 31 March 2020, the

practitioner is to complete three hours of professional development in

relation to the Legal Profession Uniform Law Australian Solicitors'

Conduct Rules 2015, over and above the practitioner's normal

obligations in relation to continuing professional development. The

practitioner has undertaken to the Tribunal and to the Victorian Legal

Services Commissioner: i. not to accept instructions in relation to: a.

drawing a will; b. acting as solicitor for any executor or solicitor of a

deceased estate other than in relation to immediate family members; and ii.

to forthwith renounce any appointment as an executor of a deceased estate

(other than a deceased estate of an immediate family member).

Theodore Zervas

Stonnington &

Zervas

1935-1937

Malvern Road,

Malvern East Victoria 7/04/1993

Victorian Civil

and

Administrative

Tribunal 29/03/2018

Professional

Misconduct under


Act 2004 (Vic) +

Common Law

Misconduct

The Tribunal finds that the practitioner pleads guilty to four counts of

misconduct at common law and six counts of professional misconduct and

accordingly makes the following orders: 1. The practitioner's practising

certificate is cancelled from 30/06/2018. 2. The practitioner may not apply

for practising certificate before 01/07/2020. 3. Any practising certificate

granted to the practitioner in accordance with order 2 above be restricted to

an employee practising certificate with such employment not to be with any

legal practice of which a family member of the practitioner is a principal and

this restriction be in place for one year. 4.The practitioner to pay a fine of

$20,000 to the Victorian Legal Services Board. 5.The practitioner to pay the

Victorian Legal Services Commissioner's costs of the application to be

fixed at $15,000.00 6.The fine and costs are to be paid in five monthly

instalments of $5,000.00 with the first instalment to be paid on or before 1

May 2018 and a final instalment of $10,000 to be paid one month after the

fifth payment of $5,000.00.

Betty Zervas

SZ Lawyers Pty

Ltd

Level 2, 1911

Malvern Road,

Malvern East Victoria 23/02/2004

Principal with

Trust

Victorian Civil

and

Administrative

Tribunal 29/03/2018

Professional

misconduct under


Uniform Law (Vic) +

Unsatisfactory


under the Legal

Profession Uniform

Law (Vic)

Ordered that: 1. The application by the practitioner for a pseudonym is

refused. 2. The practitioner having pleaded guilty to one charge of

unsatisfactory professional conduct the charge is found proved. 3. The

practitioner having pleaded guilty to one charge of professional misconduct

the charge is found proved. 4. The practitioner is reprimanded. 5. The

practitioner is to pay a fine of $10,000.00 to the Victorian Legal Services

Board. 6. The practitioner is to pay the Legal Services Commissioner's costs

of the application to be assessed by the Costs Court in default of agreement

but not to exceed $10,000.00. 7. The practitioner's payment of the fine

referred to in paragraph 5 of the order is be paid no later than 6 months

after the making of the order.

Documents

Current Address for Home Date Of Certificate First Name ... file - April 2020.pdfAct 2004 (Vic) Practitioner not to be granted a practising certificate before 12 May 2020. Maurice