Solicitor Martin English of New South Wales; lying loser

The Law Society of New South Wales presented Martin Francis English with a law license in 1978.

The Legal Services Commissioner found Marty guilty of the following misconduct.

• Breached an undertaking to the Legal Services Commissioner
• Engaged in illegal practice of law without practicing certificate
• Failed to provide accounting
• Engaged in conduct involving fraud, deceit, dishonesty or misrepresentation
• Willfully breached rules re: handling of trust moneys
• Misappropriated (stole) client trust funds
• Failed to inform a client of a cost assessment application
• Failed to inform a client of scheduled court hearing
• Consented to an indemnity costs order against a client without authority to do so
• Breached District Court undertaking to pay hearing allocation fees
• Engaged in unethical conduct by failing to respond to a cost assessor's requisitions
• Failed to attend schedule court hearing, a result of which the proceedings were struck out and costs awarded against the complainant company
• Permitted the complainant company's case to be dismissed
• Engaged in unsatisfactory professional conduct
• Failed to advise client case had been dismissed and that costs were awarded against the client
• Negligent by failing to attend or arrange representation at Court appearances
• Failed to advise client of status of legal matter
• Consented to a dismissal of the claim by a client without the consent or knowledge of its Directors or the client
• Misled or lied to his client

As a direct consequence of his misconduct, Patron Saints for Attorney Misfits sitting on the Legal Services Commission punished Marty by gifting him with a complimentary reprimand.

As we speak (ca. July 2017), Marty practices at 122 Arthur Street in North Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.