NSW Caselaw
CITATION: Law Society of NSW v Nguyen [2009] NSWADT 199
DIVISION: Legal Services Division
APPLICANT The Council of the Law Society of New South Wales PARTIES: RESPONDENT Michelle My Nguyen
FILE NUMBER: 072042
HEARING DATES: 11 & 12 August 2008
SUBMISSIONS CLOSED: 26 November 2008
DATE OF DECISION: 28 July 2009
BEFORE: Brennan J - Judicial Member; Molloy G - Judicial Member; O'Neill A - Non-Judicial Member
CATCHWORDS: Professional Misconduct – conflict of interest - acting for opponent of client- confidentiality,privilege, duty of loyalty to client,
LEGISLATION CITED : Legal Profession Act 2004
Allinson v General Council of Medical Education and Registration [1894] QB 750 Alexander (t/a Minter Ellison) v Perpetual Trustees WA Ltd [2001] NSW CA 240 Australian Commercial Research and Development v Hampson [1991] Qd R 508 Baker v Campbell (1983) 153 CLR 52 Belan v Casey 2002 NSW SC 58 Briginshaw v Briginshaw (1938) 60 CLR 336 Carindale County Club Estate Pty Ltd. v Astill (1993) 115 ALR 112 Davey v Wooley, Homes, Dale & Dingwell (1982) 35 OR (2d) 599 Director General, Department of Infrastructure, Planning & Natural Resources v Stapleton [No. 2] 2004 NSW ADT 70 D & J Constructions Pty Ltd. v Head (1987) 9NSWLR118 Ex parte Macaulay (1930) 30 SR NSW 193 Grant v Downs (1976) 135 CLR 685 Harvey v The Law Society of New South Wales (1975) 49 ALJR 362 CASES CITED: Hilton v Barker Booth & Eastwood (a firm) (HL(E)) [2005] 1WLR567 Hughes Aircraft Systems International v Airservices Australia (1997) 76 FCR 151 John Bolster v Law Society of New South Wales unreported 20 September 1982 C/A NSW 233/82 Kennedy v The Council of the Incorporated Law Institute of New South Wales (1940) 13 ALJR 563 Law Society of New South Wales v Foreman 1994 34 NSWLA 408 Law Society of New South Wales v Holt (2003) NSWSC 629 Law Society of New South Wales v Moulton (1981) 2 NSWLR 736 Law Society of New South Wales v Starky unreported 13 August 1979 C/A NSW 205/79 Lowry v Alexander [2000] NSWSC661 MacDonald Estate v Martin (1990) DLR (4) 249 National Mutual Holdings Pty Limited & ors v The Sentry Corporation & Ors (1989) 22 FCR 209 Rakusen v Ellis Munday & Clarke (1912) 1 Ch 831 Re Clayton (1962) SR (NSW) 132 Thompson v Mikkelsen Supreme Court unreported 3 October 1974 J WoottenWan v McDonald & Ors 1991 33 FCR 491
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