Prothonotary of the Supreme Court of New South Wales v Armstrong [2024] NSWCA 98

Court of Appeal Supreme Court New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: Prothonotary of the Supreme Court of New South Wales v Armstrong [2024] NSWCA 98 Hearing dates: On the papers Date of orders: 06 May 2024 Decision date: 06 May 2024 Before: Gleeson JA; Mitchelmore JA; Basten AJA Decision: (1) Declare that the respondent, Kathlin Annita Armstrong, is not a fit and proper person to remain on the Roll of Australian Lawyers. (2) Order that the name of Kathlin Annita Armstrong be removed from the Roll of Australian Lawyers. (3) Order that the respondent pay the applicant's costs of these proceedings, as agreed or assessed. Catchwords: LEGAL PRACTITIONERS — disciplinary proceedings — practitioner convicted of fraud offences and use of carriage service to menace or harass — whether fit and proper person to be on the Roll of Australian Lawyers — relief — order removing name from Roll of Australian Lawyers Legislation Cited: Legal Profession Uniform Law (NSW), s 264 Cases Cited: Council of the Law Society of New South Wales v Zhukovska (2020) 102 NSWLR 655; [2020] NSWCA 163 Council of the NSW Bar Association v Power (2008) 71 NSWLR 451; [2008] NSWCA 135 Prothonotary of the Supreme Court of New South Wales v Hansen [2023] NSWCA 189 Prothonotary of the Supreme Court of New South Wales v Thomson [2018] NSWCA 230 The Prothonotary of the Supreme Court of NSW v "A" (a pseudonym) [2023] NSWCA 258 Category: Principal judgment Parties: The Prothonotary of the Supreme Court of New South Wales (Applicant) Kathlin Annita Armstrong (Respondent) Representation: Counsel: H Bennett (Applicant) J Simpson (Respondent)