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Lawyer Name:Somerfield, David Ward
Lawyer Type:Solicitor
Date/s of Admission/s: 07-May-1982
Law Practice:
(Formerly) David Somerfield & Co
Business Address or Former Address:
(Formerly) 34 Fullers Road Chatswood NSW 2067
Place of Issue of Practising Certificate:New South Wales
Substance of Conduct Matter:

1. Failure to honour undertaking.<BR/>2. Failure to pay employee's superannuation entitlement<BR/>3. Failure to make superannuation payments<BR/>4. Acting without instructions for appeal<BR/>5. Failure to advise client of developments<BR/>6. Wilful breaches of Section 61 of the Legal Profession Act, 1987 - handling of trust moneys

Finding:Professional Misconduct
By:Legal Services Division of the Administrative Decisions Tribunal
Date: 22-Aug-2008
Disciplinary Action:
Costs
Fine
Practitioner to undertake and complete further legal education
Reprimand
Proceedings Instituted By:Council of the Law Society of New South Wales
Citation:

[<A HREF="https://www.caselaw.nsw.gov.au/decision/549f61613004262463a1d83a&quot;&gt;Council of the Law Society of New South Wales v Somerfield [2008] NSWADT 235</A>]