Hughes -v- Law Society of New South Wales (LSD) [2001] NSWADTAP 42

Appeal Panel

CITATION: Hughes -v- Law Society of New South Wales (LSD) [2001] NSWADTAP 42 revised - 17/07/2002 APPELLANT Colin Frederick Hughes PARTIES: RESPONDENT Council of the Law Society of New South Wales FILE NUMBER: 999011 HEARING DATES: 10/04/2000 SUBMISSIONS CLOSED: 02/27/2001 DATE OF DECISION: 12/21/2001

Law Society of New South Wales -v- Hughes [1999] NSWADT 44 DECISION UNDER APPEAL: BEFORE: Needham CA - (Deputy President); Foster GF - Judicial Member; Brehe D - Member CATCHWORDS: jurisdiction MATTER FOR DECISION: Preliminary matter FILE NUMBER UNDER APPEAL: 36 of 1994 & 36 of 1996 DATE OF DECISION UNDER APPEAL: 06/29/1999 LEGISLATION CITED : Administrative Decisions Tribunal Act 1997 Legal Profession Act 1987 CASES CITED: Barwick v Law Society [2000] HCA 2 Bar Association of New South Wales v T [2001] NSWCA 316 APPELLANT REPRESENTATION: In person RESPONDENT R Bellamy, barrister ORDERS: Matter stood over: (a) The Law Society should file its evidence within four (4) weeks; (b) Any evidence or submissions in reply from Mr Hughes should be filed and served within 2 weeks after service of the Law Society's affidavits upon him; (c) If either party wishes to relist the matter for hearing in relation to that evidence, the Registry will allocate a convenient date; (d) Any further hearing will be strictly limited to the further evidence or submissions on that evidence.