Mr Jame Stanton Lewis, 55, of Essendon, Victoria, has been sentenced after pleading guilty to aiding and abetting corporate offending, following an ASIC investigation.

Appearing in the Melbourne Magistrates’ Court on Monday, 5 December 2011, Mr Lewis, a solicitor and former partner in the law firm Lewis Holdway, pleaded guilty to a charge of having aided, abetted, counselled or procured the commission of an offence by Mr Stephen Lionel Moignard of managing companies while disqualified because of his insolvency.

The charge to which Mr Lewis pleaded guilty relates to the management by Mr Moignard of three companies, Secure Portfolio Management Pty Ltd, i2i Media Pty Ltd and Wine Logistics Pty Ltd at various times between January 2005 and March 2007.

Mr Lewis was a director of Secure Portfolio Management Pty Ltd, i2i Media Pty Ltd and Wine Logistics Pty Ltd at the time.

On Wednesday, 7 December 2011 at the Melbourne Magistrates’ Court Mr Lewis was released without conviction upon entering into a two year good behaviour bond with a special condition that he pay $10,000 into the Court fund. Mr Lewis was also ordered to pay costs of $233.60.

The prosecution of Mr Lewis is consistent with ASIC’s commitment to ensuring that gatekeepers such as company directors and lawyers are held to account.

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