Law society ‘disappointed’ as Tingey censured, fined $15k

Law society ‘disappointed’ as Tingey censured, fined $15k
The decision said the imposition of penalty in the case was “troubling and complicated". (Getty)
Riley Kennedy
Murray Tingey has managed to avoid suspension over his inappropriate conduct 15 years ago, but he has been censured and fined $15,000.The Law Society, meanwhile, says it is “disappointed” with the outcome.Tingey, an insolvency lawyer, has been facing proceedings before the Lawyers and Conveyancers Disciplinary Tribunal over historical behaviour at his former firm Bell Gully.He and the complainant had a five-year affair when they were both married to other people, more than 15 years ago.It went to a disputed facts hearing before the...

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