New South Wales Consolidated Acts

LEGAL PROFESSION UNIFORM LAW (NSW) - SECT 298

298 Conduct capable of constituting unsatisfactory professional conduct or professional misconduct

Without limitation, the following conduct is capable of constituting unsatisfactory professional conduct or professional misconduct--

(a) conduct consisting of a contravention of this Law, whether or not--

(i) the contravention is an offence or punishable by way of a pecuniary penalty order; or

(ii) the person has been convicted of an offence in relation to the contravention; or

(iii) a pecuniary penalty order has been made against the person under Part 9.7 in relation to the contravention;

(b) conduct consisting of a contravention of the Uniform Rules;

(c) conduct involving contravention of the Legal Profession Uniform Law Act of this jurisdiction (other than this Law), whether or not the person has been convicted of an offence in relation to the contravention;

(d) charging more than a fair and reasonable amount for legal costs in connection with the practice of law;

(e) conduct in respect of which there is a conviction for--

(i) a serious offence; or

(ii) a tax offence; or

(iii) an offence involving dishonesty;

(f) conduct as or in becoming an insolvent under administration;

(g) conduct in becoming disqualified from managing or being involved in the management of any corporation under the Corporations Act;

(h) conduct consisting of a failure to comply with the requirements of a notice under this Law or the Uniform Rules;

(i) conduct in failing to comply with an order of the designated tribunal made under this Law or an order of a corresponding authority made under a corresponding law (including but not limited to a failure to pay wholly or partly a fine imposed under this Law or a corresponding law);

(j) conduct in failing to comply with a compensation order made under this Chapter.