Portale -v- Law Society of New South Wales (LSD) [2003] NSWADTAP 5

Appeal Panel - Internal

CITATION: Portale -v- Law Society of New South Wales (LSD) [2003] NSWADTAP 5 revised - 12/03/2003 APPELLANT PARTIES: Giuseppe Portale RESPONDENT Council of the Law Society of New South Wales FILE NUMBER: 019020 HEARING DATES: 30/11/2001 SUBMISSIONS CLOSED: 11/30/2001 DATE OF DECISION: 03/07/2003

Law Society of New South Wales -v- Portale [2001] NSWADT 68 DECISION UNDER APPEAL: BEFORE: Needham CA SC- (Deputy President); Cox R - Member; Hayes E - Member CATCHWORDS: adequacy of reasons - consequence of disbelieving evidence MATTER FOR DECISION: Principal matter FILE NUMBER UNDER APPEAL: 002003 DATE OF DECISION UNDER APPEAL: 05/04/2001 LEGISLATION CITED : Administrative Decisions Tribunal Act 1997 Legal Profession Act 1987 Azzopardi v Tasman UEB Industries (1985) 4 NSWLR 149 Donovan v Edwards [1922] V.L.R 87 De Iacono v Lacanale [1957] V.R. 553 Petttit v Dunkley (1971) 1 NSWLR 376 Donges v Ratcliffe (1975) 1 NSWLR 501 CASES CITED: Carlson v King (1947) 64 W.N. (NSW) 65 Barwick v Law Society of New South Wales [2000] HCA 2 Beesley v Commissioner of Police [2001] NSWADTAP 8 Law Society of New South Wales v Foreman (1994) 34 NSWLR 408 Dornan v Riordan (1990) 24 FCR 564 Jack v Smail (1905) 2 CLR 684 Steinberg v Commissioner of Taxation (1975) 134 CLR 640 APPELLANT REPRESENTATION: C Evatt, barrister RESPONDENT D Barton, solicitor ORDERS: 1. The appeal on questions of law is allowed.; 2. Subject to any submissions from the parties, leave is granted to extend the appeal to the questions of fact identified in the Notice of Appeal and to a full review of the merits; 3. The appeal on questions of fact to be fixed for hearing on dates convenient to the parties; 4. Costs reserved.