A Victorian lawyer ordered by the Court of Appeal to stop practising until his many appeal matters have been finalised has committed contempt of court, a judge has ruled.
Solicitor David Brian Forster breached a court order put in place in early 2011 prohibiting him from contacting lawyers retained by the legal industry's watchdog, the Legal Services Board, in the board's long-running legal matters against him.
The order was made after Mr Forster, a solicitor for more than 30 years, hand-delivered a letter to the office of the board's barrister, Kristine Hanscombe, SC, which stated he was having "emotionally very disturbing thoughts" towards himself and Dr Hanscombe.
He gave examples of what he perceived to be her unfair behaviour and described her as "vindictive".
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About the same time he had also approached her in court and repeatedly called her a "monster" close to her face and in an intimidating way.Read more: http://www.theage.com.au/victoria/lawyer-in-contempt-says-judge-20121219-2bmpo.html#ixzz2FUe6zFum
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