Hall v Council of the Law Society of New South Wales [2020] NSWCATOD 96

Civil and Administrative Tribunal New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: Hall v Council of the Law Society of New South Wales [2020] NSWCATOD 96 Hearing dates: 10 August 2020 Date of orders: 26 August 2020 Decision date: 26 August 2020 Jurisdiction: Occupational Division Before: Boland J, AM ADCJ, Deputy President C Fougere, Principal Member B Thomson, General Member Decision: The decision of the Professional Standards Committee of the Law Society of New South Wales dated 16 May 2019 that Trevor Hall be reprimanded is affirmed. Catchwords: ADMINISTRATIVE LAW – Reviewability – Jurisdiction – Statutory Jurisdiction to Review decision under s 299 of the Legal Profession Uniform Law (NSW) of decision of local regularity authority Legislation Cited: Administrative Decisions Review Act 1997 (NSW) Civil and Administrative Tribunal Act 2013 (NSW) Family Law Act 1975 (Cth) Justice Legislation Amendment Act (No 2) 2019 (NSW) Legal Profession Act 2004 (NSW) (repealed) Legal Profession Uniform Law Application Act 2014 Legal Profession Uniform Law (NSW) Legal Profession Uniform Law Australian Solicitors Conduct Rules 2015 (NSW). Cases Cited: Australian Competition and Consumer Commission v Woolworths Limited [2019] FCA 1039 Council for the Law Society of New South Wales v DXW [2019] NSWCATOD 101 Donaghy v The Council of the Law Society of New South Wales [2013] NSWCA 154 Khosa v Legal Profession Complaints Committee [2017] WASCA 192 Legal Profession Complaints Committee v Detata [2012] WASCA 214 Mifsud v Campbell (1991) 21 NSWLR 725 New South Wales Bar Association v Evatt (1968) 117 CLR 177; 1968 HCA 20. Shi v Migration Agents Registration Authority (2008) 235 CLR 286; [2008] HCA 31 Youseff v Legal Services Commissioner [2020] NSWCATOD 85 Ziems v The Prothonotary of the Supreme Court of New South Wales (1957) 97 CLR 270; [1957] HCA 46 Texts Cited: None cited Category: Principal judgment Parties: Trevor Hall (Applicant) Council of the Law Society of New South Wales (Respondent) Representation: Counsel: PA Maddigan (Respondent)