PQ (a pseudonym) v The Law Society of New South Wales (No 4) [2021] NSWSC 459

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: PQ (a pseudonym) v The Law Society of New South Wales (No 4) [2021] NSWSC 459 Hearing dates: 30 April 2021 Decision date: 30 April 2021 Jurisdiction: Common Law Before: Adamson J Decision: (1) The plaintiff to pay the New South Wales Legal Services Commissioner's costs of the plaintiff's notice of motion filed on 18 March 2021. (2) Make no order as to the New South Wales Legal Services Commissioner's costs of 30 April 2021. Catchwords: CIVIL PROCEDURE — Subpoenas — Objection to production of documents or things — Objection on the basis of ss 467 and 468 of the Legal Profession Uniform Law (NSW) PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE — Determination of role in proceedings — Party never served COSTS — Party/Party — General rule that costs follow the event — Application of the rule Legislation Cited: Government Information (Public Access) Act 2009 (NSW) Legal Profession Uniform Law (NSW), ss 467, 468 Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 (NSW), r 42 Category: Procedural rulings Parties: PQ (a pseudonym) (Plaintiff) The Law Society of New South Wales (First Defendant) The College of Law Limited (Second Defendant) Office of the Legal Services Commissioner (Third Defendant) Council of the Law Society of New South Wales (Fourth Defendant) Representation: Counsel: In person (Plaintiff) M Lewis (First and Fourth Defendants) J Curtin (Second Defendant) S Andrews (Third Defendant)