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Lawyer Name:Abdul-Karim, Michael Saadey
Lawyer Type:Barrister
Date/s of Admission/s: 02-Aug-1991
Place of Issue of Practising Certificate:New South Wales
Substance of Conduct Matter:

<p>1. Entered into an illegal costs agreement</p><p>2. Claimed a lien for costs without any jurisdiction</p><p>3. Demanded cash payment</p><p>4. Refused to respond to a subpoena</p><p>5. Made false and misleading representations</p><p>6. Misleading correspondence (a finding of unsatisfactory professional misconduct)</p>

Finding:Professional Misconduct
Unsatisfactory Professional Conduct
By:Legal Services Division of the Administrative Decisions Tribunal
Date: 25-Jun-2003
Disciplinary Action:
Cancellation of Practising Certificate
Costs
Removal of practitioner's name from the Roll of Local Lawyers
(03/09/2003 Disciplinary Action)
Appeal Status:Dismissed
Appeal Decision Date:17-Feb-2004
Appeal Information:On 17 February 2004 the Appeal Panel dismissed Abdul-Karim's appeal against the decision of the Tribunal, made 3 September 2003, ordering his name be removed from the Roll of Legal Practitioners. On 21 February 2005, the Court of Appeal dismissed Abdul-Karim's appeal Panel decision
Proceedings Instituted By:Council of the New South Wales Bar Association
Citation:

<p>[<a href="https://www.caselaw.nsw.gov.au/decision/549f5e923004262463a0ccec&quot; rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">New South Wales Bar Association v Abdul-Karim [2003] NSWADT 152</a>]</p><p>[<a href="https://www.caselaw.nsw.gov.au/decision/549f5e0f3004262463a0a0e0&quot; rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> New South Wales Bar Association v Abdul-Karim [2003] NSWADT 205)</a>]</p><p>[<a href="https://www.caselaw.nsw.gov.au/decision/549f5e753004262463a0c046&quot; rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Abdul-Karim v New South Wales Bar Association (LSD) [2004] NSWADTAP 4</a>]</p><p>[<a href="https://www.caselaw.nsw.gov.au/decision/549fb7283004262463b95ac9&quot; rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Abdul-Karim v The Council of the New South Wales Bar Association [2005] NSWCA 93</a>]</p>