| Lawyer Name: | Loukas, William (Bill) Vasilios |
| Lawyer Type: | Barrister |
| Date/s of Admission/s: |
10-Oct-1997
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| Law Practice: | Sir Anthony Mason Chambers |
| Business Address or Former Address: | 14/179 Elizabeth St, Sydney NSW 2000 |
| Place of Issue of Practising Certificate: | New South Wales
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| Substance of Conduct Matter: | <p>Ground 1: The respondent engaged in professional misconduct by acting unprofessionally, rudely and in an intimidating manner towards [Person A] and [Person B] in his written correspondence.</p><p><br></p><p>Ground 2: The respondent engaged in unsatisfactory professional conduct by misrepresenting to the applicant the professional nature of his relationship with [the Client] by asserting that he was engaged in a private capacity and not in his capacity as [the Client]’s barrister, noting however that the respondent did not deliberately misrepresent to the applicant the professional nature of his relationship with [the Client], and that any such misrepresentation was inadvertent.</p> |
| Finding: | Professional Misconduct
Unsatisfactory Professional Conduct
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| By: | Council of The New South Wales Bar Association
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| Date: | 17-Apr-2025 |
| Disciplinary Action: | The Tribunal orders, by consent, that the Respondent
(1) be reprimanded
(2) pay a fine to the applicant of $5,000
(3) undertake, complete and pass any reasonable educative course within 12 months from the date the orders are made
(4) provide a statutory declaration to the applicant within 1 month of completing the educative courses
(5) agrees to pay the applicant’s costs and disbursements incurred to date on the indemnity basis $5,000.00 |
| Disciplinary Action Date: | 17-Apr-2025 |
| Proceedings Instituted By: | Council of the New South Wales Bar Association |
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