Council of the NSW Bar Association v Rollinson [2024] NSWCA 84

Court of Appeal Supreme Court New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: Council of the NSW Bar Association v Rollinson [2024] NSWCA 84 Hearing dates: On the papers Date of orders: 19 April 2024 Decision date: 19 April 2024 Before: Leeming JA, Stern JA, Griffiths AJA Decision: (1) Declare that Michael Kelvyn Rollinson is not a fit and proper person to remain on the roll of Australian lawyers maintained by the Supreme Court under s 22 of the Legal Profession Uniform Law (NSW). (2) Order that the name of Michael Kelvyn Rollinson be removed from that roll. (3) There is no order as to costs. Catchwords: OCCUPATIONS – Legal practitioners – Barristers – Removal from roll of barristers – where barrister repeatedly and wilfully disobeyed injunctions preventing him from legal practice and advertising or presenting that he was able to engage in legal practice – where he pleaded guilty and was found to have committed 16 counts of contempt for continuing to practise – where he committed 12 contraventions of suspended imprisonment conditions Legislation Cited: Legal Profession Uniform Law (NSW), ss 22, 23, 264, 303(1) Cases Cited: APLA Ltd v Legal Services Commissioner (NSW) (2005) 224 CLR 322; [2005] HCA 44 Council of Law Society NSW v Jafari [2020] NSWCA 53 Council of the Law Society of NSW v Clarke [2022] NSWCA 57 Council of the Law Society of NSW v Green [2022] NSWCA 257 Council of the New South Wales Bar Association v Costigan [2013] NSWCA 407 Council of the New South Wales Bar Association v Perry [2007] NSWCA 111 Council of the New South Wales Bar Association v Siggins [2021] NSWCA 40 Council of the NSW Bar Association v Rollinson [2022] NSWSC 407 Council of the NSW Bar Association v Rollinson (No 2) [2023] NSWSC 1390 Garde-Wilson v Legal Services Board (2007) 27 VAR 125; [2007] VSC 225 Legal Practitioners Conduct Board v Trueman [2003] SASC 58 New South Wales Bar Association v Cummins (2001) 52 NSWLR 279; [2001] NSWCA 284 Prothonotary of the Supreme Court of New South Wales v McCaffery [2004] NSWCA 470 Prothonotary of the Supreme Court of New South Wales v Thomson [2018] NSWCA 230 Re B (a Solicitor) [1986] VR 695 RJA Cornall (in his capacity of Secretary of the Law Institute of Victoria) v JD Little (Supreme Court (Vic), Tadgell J, 11 June 1991, unrep) Ziems v Prothonotary of the Supreme Court of NSW (1957) 97 CLR 279; [1957] HCA 46 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Council of the New South Wales Bar Association (Applicant) Michael Kelvyn Rollinson (Respondent) Representation: Counsel: K Richardson SC/D Habashy (Applicant) M Dennis (Respondent)