Kazas-Rogaris v Council of the Law Society of New South Wales [2024] NSWCATOD 166

Civil and Administrative Tribunal New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: Kazas-Rogaris v Council of the Law Society of New South Wales [2024] NSWCATOD 166 Hearing dates: 16 September 2024 Date of orders: 15 October 2024 Decision date: 15 October 2024 Jurisdiction: Occupational Division Before: A Balla ADCJ, Principal Member D Fairlie, Senior Member Decision: The Decision of the Professional Conduct Committee, as delegate of the Council of the Law Society of New South Wales, on 28 April 2022 is affirmed. Catchwords: OCCUPATIONS — Legal practitioners — Solicitors — Unsatisfactory professional conduct — correct and preferable orders Legislation Cited: Administrative Decisions Review Act 1997 (NSW), s 63 Civil and Administrative Tribunal Act 2013 (NSW), ss 38(2), 50, 64(1)(a) Legal Profession Uniform Law Application Act 2014 (NSW) s 126 Legal Profession Uniform Law (NSW) ss 296, 298, 299, 3021(3), 314 Cases Cited: Chief Health Officer, NSW Health v FRC [2023] NSWCATAD 76 Council of the Law Society of New South Wales v Hammond [2021] NSWCATOD 52 Council of the New South Wales Bar Association v EFA [2021] NSWCA 339 Council of the New South Wales Bar Association v EFA (No 2) [2021] NSWCATOD 84 Di Giovanni v Council of the Law Society of New South Wales [2024] NSWCATOD 66 ECR v Public Guardian [2021] NSWCATAD 141 Griffin v Council of the Law Society of New South Wales [2016] NSWCA 364 Kostov v Ecclesia Housing Limited (No 3) [2018] NSWCATAP 221 Law Society of New South Wales v Maharaj [2017] NSWCATOD 79 Legal Services Commissioner v Sing [2007] 2 QLPT 4 New South Wales Bar Association v Evatt (1968) 117 CLR 177 Provident Capital Ltd v Anderson (No 3) [2013] NSWSC 705 Quinones v Council of the Law Society of New South Wales [2023] NSWCATOD 43 Re Becker and Minister for Immigration & Ethnic Affairs (1977) 32 FLR 469 State of New South Wales (Justice Health) v Dezfouli [2008] NSWADTAP 69 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Anne Kazas-Rogaris (Applicant) Council of the Law Society of New South Wales (Respondent) Representation: Counsel: R Withana (Applicant)