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Register of Disciplinary Action

Lawyer Name:Ndou, Lovemore Ray
Lawyer Type:Principal of a Law Practice
Date/s of Admission/s: 05-Apr-2013 (NSW)
05-Apr-2013 (NSW)
Law Practice:
Lovemore Lawyers
Business Address or Former Address:
94A Railway Street, Rockdale NSW 2216
Place of Issue of Practising Certificate:New South Wales
Substance of Conduct Matter:

<p>1.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Breached a Local Court order made on 21 November 2019 by using information and/or document(s) produced in those proceedings in his client’s affidavit dated 12 December 2019 and filed in the Family Court (Local Court Orders Conduct); and</p><p>2.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Breached the Harman Principle, as outlined in Harman v Secretary of State for the Home Department [1983] 1 AC 280, by using information and/or document(s) produced in the Local Court proceedings for a collateral purpose (Harman Principle Conduct)</p>

Finding:Unsatisfactory Professional Conduct
By:Council of the Law Society of New South Wales
Date: 28-Jul-2022
Disciplinary Action:
Fine
Reprimand
The Tribunal made an order varying the Committee’s disciplinary orders requiring Mr Ndou to complete a legal ethics course, by replacing it with an order requiring Mr Ndou to pay a fine in the sum of $2,000 within 60 days of the Tribunal’s decision
Appeal Status:Dismissed
Appeal Decision Date:26-Jul-2023
Appeal Information:On 21 October 2022, Mr Ndou commenced proceedings in the Tribunal to seek administrative review of the Committee’s resolutions
Proceedings Instituted By:Lawyer
Citation:

<p><a href="https://www.caselaw.nsw.gov.au/decision/1898b3d7f423948da954f745&quot; rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(38, 50, 56);">Ndou v Council of the Law Society of New South Wales [2023] NSWCATOD 111</a></p>