PQ (a pseudonym) v The Law Society of New South Wales (No 5) [2021] NSWSC 463

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: PQ (a pseudonym) v The Law Society of New South Wales (No 5) [2021] NSWSC 463 Hearing dates: 30 April 2021 Decision date: 03 May 2021 Jurisdiction: Common Law Before: Adamson J Decision: (1) Dismiss the plaintiff's claim against the second defendant pursuant to Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 (NSW), r 13.4(1)(b) and (c). (2) Order pursuant to Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 (NSW), r 6.29 that the second defendant be removed from the proceedings as a party. (3) Order the plaintiff to pay the second defendant's costs of the second defendant's notice of motion filed on 21 April 2021. (4) The second defendant's costs of the proceedings are otherwise reserved. Catchwords: CIVIL PROCEDURE — Summary dismissal — Dismissal of the plaintiff's claim against a defendant pursuant to Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 (NSW), r 13.4(1)(b) and (c) — No reasonable cause of action disclosed and abuse of process Legislation Cited: Civil Procedure Act 2005 (NSW), s 56 Privacy Act 1988 (Cth), ss 36, 41, 80U, 80V, 80W, Sch 1 Regulatory Powers (Standard Provisions) Act 2014 (Cth), s 121 Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 (NSW) (UCPR), rr 6.29, 13.4 Cases Cited: General Steel Industries Inc v Commissioner for Railways (NSW) (1964) 112 CLR 125; [1964] HCA 69 Leerdam v Noori [2009] NSWCA 90; (2009) 255 ALR 553 Category: Procedural rulings Parties: PQ (a pseudonym) (Plaintiff) The Law Society of New South Wales (First Defendant) The College of Law Limited (Second 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)