Ethics Committee
Guidance
Committee Member |
Organisation |
| Aggie Maisano | Gadens |
| Aideen Mcgarrigle | Legal Aid NSW |
| Amanda Duvall | Dept of Creative Industries, Tourism, Hospitality & Sport |
| Andrea Wilson | Andrew Wilson & Associates |
| Angelo Bilias | Bilias & Associates, Solicitors & Barristers |
| Anneka Ferguson | Walker Gibbs & King University of NSW |
| Carrie Peterson | Peterson Haines P/L |
| Christina Lam | Christina Lam & Associates P/L |
| David Miller | Colin Biggers & Paisley |
| Danny Bricknell | Bricknell Legal P/L |
| Hannah Hellyer | Dept of Customer Service |
| Ilvana Nanic | Walter Marshall Lawyers P/L |
| Jacqui Dawson | Sexton Family Law |
| Kiah Officer | Nine Entertainment Co P/L |
| Kim Bailey | McIntosh McPhillamy |
| Melanie Palmer | Palmer Legal P/L |
| Michael Tangonan | AMP |
| Natalie Scanlon | Countrywide Legal & Business Services |
| Nawal Silfani | |
| Nicholas Commins | CyberCX |
| Robert Breckenridge | NSW Young Lawyers |
| Robyn Roelandts | Robyn Roelandts Legal |
| Sarah Young | WTE Law P/L |
| Steven Nazarian | Nazarian Law P/L |
| Sue Cohen | Cohen Entertainment Law |
| Timothy Roberts | SBA Legal |
| Vanessa Chan | DPP (NSW) |
| Wen-Ts'ai Lim | Ashurst Australia |
| Zara Officer | Holman Webb |
Staff: Paul Monaghan and Linden Barnes – Professional Support Unit
Committee guidance can be particularly useful to resolve issues between solicitors, for instance whether one solicitor has a conflict of interest. Although the guidance is not binding, solicitors may find the independent, experienced opinion of the Committee helpful. Guidance is on the basis of the information provided and it is not given on conduct which has already occurred.
The process for obtaining the Committee’s guidance is as follows:
- Contact the Ethics Unit to ascertain the due date for submissions. The Committee meets monthly and submissions need to be finalised one week prior to the meeting to be included in agenda papers. However, urgent matters can be dealt with between meetings.
- Contact any other solicitor involved to seek their consent and invite them to provide a submission. This helps to ensure there is no breach of confidentiality.
- Prepare a one page submission for the Committee and send it to the Ethics Unit and also to any other solicitor involved, who should also prepare their own submission.
- The submissions are then put to the Committee and the result is communicated to the solicitors after the meeting.
- Submissions must be kept to one page, with no attachments. Clients must be de-identified to ensure confidentiality.