Wang v Law Society of New South Wales (No 2) [2022] NSWSC 1720

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Wang v Law Society of New South Wales (No 2) [2022] NSWSC 1720 Hearing dates: 24 November 2022 Date of orders: 15 December 2022 Decision date: 15 December 2022 Jurisdiction: Common Law Before: Basten AJ Decision: (1) Dismiss the summons filed on 19 October 2020 in this Court. (2) Order that the plaintiff pay the costs of the Law Society of New South Wales. Catchwords: LEGAL PROFESSION – trust moneys – default – claim on fidelity fund – whether moneys entrusted in ordinary course of legal practice – claimant seeking visa to enter Australia – agent in China with agreement with Australian solicitor – solicitor not registered migration agent – unlawful to provide immigration assistance – assistance involved fraudulent employer sponsor agreements – whether claimant proved no money recoverable from agent Legislation Cited: Legal Profession Act 1987 (NSW), s 90D Legal Profession Act 2004 (NSW), ss 243, 452 Legal Profession Act 2004 (Vic), s 3.6.23 Legal Profession Uniform Law Application Act 2014 (NSW), s 11(3) Legal Profession Uniform Law (NSW) 2014, ss 6, 129; Pt 4.5, ss 219, 221, 233, 240, 244, 247 Migration Act 1958 (Cth), ss 234, 245AQ, 245AR, 245AS, 277, 280 Cases Cited: Council of the New South Wales Bar Association v Davison [2006] NSWSC 65 Council of the New South Wales Bar Association v Dwyer [2015] NSWCA 302 Law Society of New South Wales v Glenorcy Pty Ltd (2006) 67 NSWLR 169; [2006] NSWCA 250 Legal Services Board v Gillespie-Jones (2013) 249 CLR 493; [2013] HCA 35 Liu v Option Funds Management Ltd [2022] FCA 444 Qiuxue Wang v Council of the Law Society of New South Wales [2009] NSWSC 67 Wang Chunfeng v Law Society of New South Wales [2022] NSWSC 986 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Chunfeng Wang (Plaintiff) Law Society of New South Wales (Defendant) Representation: Counsel: Mr P E King (Plaintiff) Mr T Prince (Defendant)