Australia, May 9 -- New South Wales Land and Environment Court issued text of the following judgement on April 9:
1. Mr Leslie Abboud was admitted to practise as a solicitor on 9 July 1982. From March 2011 to November 2023 he has held a practising certificate entitling him to practise as an "employee of a law practice", not as a "principal". He was employed by Gerard Malouf & Partners Pty Limited (GMP) during that period. For two months, from 16 July 2023 to 14 September 2023, Mr Abboud was representing a corporation that successfully purchased a $70 million commercial property in North Sydney. The Council of the Law Society of NSW alleges that Mr Abboud was "engaged in legal practice" outside the terms of his practicing certificate and wi...