Law Society of New South Wales -v- Connolly (LSD) [2001] NSWADTAP 40

Appeal Panel

CITATION: Law Society of New South Wales -v- Connolly (LSD) [2001] NSWADTAP 40 APPELLANT PARTIES: Council of the Law Society of New South Wales RESPONDENT Leslie Connolly FILE NUMBER: 009023 HEARING DATES: 04/12/2000 SUBMISSIONS CLOSED: 12/04/2000 DATE OF DECISION: 12/12/2001

Connolly -v- Law Society of New South Wales [2000] NSWADT 82 DECISION UNDER APPEAL: BEFORE: Needham CA - (Deputy President); Officer D QC - Judicial Member; Hoareau D - Member CATCHWORDS: right of appeal - non party to proceedings MATTER FOR DECISION: Principal matter FILE NUMBER UNDER APPEAL: 992039 DATE OF DECISION UNDER APPEAL: 06/26/2000 LEGISLATION CITED : Administrative Decisions Tribunal Act 1997 Legal Profession Act 1987 Tedeschi -v- Legal Services Commissioner (1997) 43 NSWLR 20 Double Bay Marina Pty. Limited -v- Woollahra Municipal Council (1985) 54 LGRA 313 CASES CITED: Chriss -v- Williams (1988) 65 LGRA 384 Humphrey & Edwards Pty. Limited -v- Woollahra Municipal Council (unreported NSW L & E Court, Cowdroy AJ 12 November 1998) Norvill -v- Chapman (1995) 133 ALR 226 APPELLANT REPRESENTATION: J Griffiths, barrister RESPONDENT S Hodges, solicitor ORDERS: 1. The Notice of Appeal filed 21 July 2000 by the Council of the Law Society of New South Wales be struck out; 2. The Application filed 26 October 2000 by the Council of the Law Society of New South Wales be dismissed; 3. Each of Mr Connolly and the Law Society to bear their own costs of the applications dated 26 October 2000 and 1 November 2000.