Murray Tingey's lawyer: suspension would be career ending

Murray Tingey's lawyer: suspension would be career ending
The Murray Tingey case continues to run. (Image: Getty)
Riley Kennedy
The lawyer acting for the Law Society’s Standards Committee has told a disciplinary tribunal that insolvency lawyer Murray Tingey should be suspended for six to nine months given the serious nature of his behaviour.However, his representative says it would end his career and instead pushes for a censure and a fine.The two arguments were put to the lawyers and conveyancers disciplinary tribunal on Monday during a penalty hearing relating to the complaint laid by a former senior lawyer at Bell Gully.The pair had a relationship while they wo...

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