Council of the Law Society of New South Wales v Green [2022] NSWCA 257

Court of Appeal Supreme Court New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: Council of the Law Society of New South Wales v Green [2022] NSWCA 257 Hearing dates: On the papers Date of orders: 14 December 2022 Decision date: 14 December 2022 Before: Ward P; Kirk JA; Griffiths AJA Decision: 1. Declare that the respondent (Barbara Ann Green) is not a fit and proper person to remain on the roll of Australian lawyers maintained by the Supreme Court in accordance with s 22 of the Legal Profession Uniform Law (NSW) (roll). 2. Order that the name of the respondent be removed from the roll. 3. Order that the respondent pay the applicant's costs of the proceedings. Catchwords: LEGAL PRACTITIONERS — disciplinary proceedings — practitioner convicted of offences under s 192E(1)(b) of the Crimes Act 1900 (NSW) of dishonestly obtaining an advantage — sentence of imprisonment — declaration that the practitioner is not a fit and proper person to remain on the roll of Australian lawyers Legislation Cited: Civil Procedure Act 2005 (NSW), ss 53(3), 98 Crimes Act 1900 (NSW), s 192E(1)(b) Evidence Act 1995 (NSW), ss 69(2), 59, 91 Legal Profession Act 2004 (NSW) Legal Profession Regulation 2005 (NSW) Legal Profession Uniform General Rules 2015 (NSW) ,rr 36, 42, 46, 47, 48 Legal Profession Uniform Law Application Act 2014 (NSW), ss 14, 22, 23, 35, 138, 145, 147, 148, 264, Ch 2 Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005, r 42.1 Cases Cited: Barwick v Council of the Law Society of New South Wales (2004) Aust Torts Reports 81-730; [2004] NSWCA 32 Bridges v Law Society of New South Wales [1983] 2 NSWLR 361 Council of the Law Society of New South Wales v Clarke [2022] NSWCA 57 Council of the Law Society of New South Wales v Hislop [2019] NSWCA 302 Council of the Law Society of New South Wales v Jafari [2020] NSWCA 53 Council of the Law Society of New South Wales v Karimjee [2021] NSWCA 179 Council of the Law Society of New South Wales v Leslie [2021] NSWCA 59 Council of the Law Society of New South Wales v Parente [2019] NSWCA 33 Council of the Law Society of New South Wales v Yoon [2020] NSWCA 141 Council of the Law Society of New South Wales v Zhukovska (2020)102 NSWLR 655; [2020] NSWCA 163 Council of the New South Wales Bar Association v Costigan [2013] NSWCA 407 Council of the New South Wales Bar Association v Einfeld (2009) 258 ALR 768; [2009] NSWCA 255 Council of the New South Wales Bar Association v Siggins [2021] NSWCA 40 Du Pal v The Law Society of New South Wales (Court of Appeal, 26 April 1990, unrep) Hamilton (a pseudonym) v R [2020] NSWCCA 80 Hilton v Legal Profession Admission Board [2017] NSWCA 232 Latoudis v Casey (1990) 170 CLR 534; [1990] HCA 59 Morris v Leaney [2022] NSWCA 95 New South Wales Bar Association v Cummins (2001) 52 NSWLR 279; [2001] NSWCA 284 Perish v R (2016) 92 NSWLR 161; [2016] NSWCCA 89 Prothonotary of the Supreme Court of New South Wales v Alcorn [2007] NSWCA 288 Prothonotary of the Supreme Court of New South Wales v Da Rocha [2013] NSWCA 151 Prothonotary of the Supreme Court of New South Wales v Dimitrious [2015] NSWCA 258 Prothonotary of the Supreme Court of New South Wales v Gregory [2017] NSWCA 101 Prothonotary of the Supreme Court of New South Wales v Thomson [2018] NSWCA 230 Prothonotary of the Supreme Court of New South Wales v Trimarchi [2003] NSWCA 385 Re Davis (1947) 75 CLR 409; [1947] HCA 53 Ziems v Prothonotary of the Supreme Court of New South Wales (1957) 97 CLR 279; [1957] HCA 46 Category: Principal judgment Parties: The Council of the Law Society of New South Wales (Applicant) Barbara Ann Green (Respondent) Representation: Counsel: K C Morgan SC with A Poukchanski (Applicant)