Hughes (No. 2) -v- Law Society of New South Wales (LSD) [2002] NSWADTAP 23

Appeal Panel

CITATION: Hughes (No. 2) -v- Law Society of New South Wales (LSD) [2002] NSWADTAP 23 APPELLANT PARTIES: Colin Hughes RESPONDENT Council of the Law Society of New South Wales FILE NUMBER: 999011 HEARING DATES: 27/02/2002 SUBMISSIONS CLOSED: 03/28/2002 DATE OF DECISION: 07/16/2002

Law Society of New South Wales-v- Hughes [1999] NSW ADT 44 DECISION UNDER APPEAL: BEFORE: Needham CA - (Deputy President); Foster GF - Judicial Member; Brehe D - Member CATCHWORDS: jurisdiction MATTER FOR DECISION: Principal matter FILE NUMBER UNDER APPEAL: 36 of 1994 & 36 of 1998 DATE OF DECISION UNDER APPEAL: 06/29/1999 LEGISLATION CITED : Administrative Decisions Tribunal Act 1997 Legal Profession Act 1987 CASES CITED: APPELLANT REPRESENTATION: In person RESPONDENT R Bellamy, barrister ORDERS: 1. We make no orders but make the following findings:; (i) The objection to the jurisdiction of the Appeal Panel made 10 April 2000 by the Law Society is established.; (ii) The Appeal Panel has no jurisdiction to hear the appeals by Mr Hughes from the judgment in matters No 36 of 1996 and No 36 of 1994.; (iii) For the purpose only of determining the jurisdiction of the Appeal Panel, we find that the decision and orders of the Tribunal made 29 June 1999 are void.