Law Society of New South Wales v Dwyer [2006] NSWADT 247

CITATION: Law Society of New South Wales v Dwyer [2006] NSWADT 247

DIVISION: Legal Services Division

APPLICANT PARTIES: Council of the Law Society of New South Wales RESPONDENT Bronwyn Ann Dwyer

FILE NUMBER: 052036

HEARING DATES: 27/06/2006

SUBMISSIONS CLOSED: 06/27/2006

DATE OF DECISION: 08/17/2006

BEFORE: Vass CB -Judicial Member; Currie JS - Judicial Member; O'Neill A - Non Judicial Member

CATCHWORDS: Solicitor - disciplinary application

MATTER FOR DECISION: Principal matter

LEGISLATION CITED : Legal Profession Act 2004

Allinson -v- General Council of Medical Education and Registration (1894) 1 QB 750 at 763: [1891-4] All Er Rep 768 Brigenshaw -v- Brigenshaw (1938) 60 CLR 336 at 368 and at 350 In Re Vickrey (1931) 1 CL 572 Incorporated Law Institute of New South Wales –v Meagher (1989) 9 CLR 655 Kennedy -v- Council of the Incorporated Law Institute of New South Wales (1939) 13 ALJR 563 Law Society of New South Wales -v- Hill [2002] NSW ADT 190 CASES CITED: Law Society of New South Wales -v- Lucas [2004] NSW ADT 231 Law Society of New South Wales -v- McNamara (1980) 48 NSWLR 72 Neat Holdings Pty Ltd -v- Karajan Holdings Pty Ltd (1992) 110 LR 449 New South Wales Bar Association – Kalaf (CA) (NSW) unreported New South Wales Bar Association -v- Cummins (2001) 52 NSWLR 279 Re: Hodgekiss (1962) SR (NSW) 340 Rejfek -v- McElroy (1965) 112 CLR 517 Rondel -v- Worsley [1969] 1 AC 191 at 227; [1967] All Er 993