Australia, Feb. 9 -- New South Wales Land and Environment Court issued text of the following judgement on Jan. 15:
1. Mr Waterstreet has been found guilty of unsatisfactory professional conduct under s 296 and s 298(b) of the Legal Profession Uniform Law (NSW) ("the Uniform Law") and professional misconduct under s 297(1)(a) of the Uniform Law (see Council of the New South Wales Bar Association v Waterstreet [2024] NSWCATOD 47 ("the Stage 1 decision")).
2 On 12 and 13 August and 25 November 2024, a hearing ('the Stage 2 hearing') took place concerning the application by the Council of the New South Wales Bar Association ('the Council') for disciplinary orders pursuant to the Uniform Law in relation to Mr Waterstreet, on the basis of the f...