Barber v The Law Society of New South Wales [2000] NSWSC 1164

New South Wales Supreme Court

CITATION : Barber v The Law Society of New South Wales [2000] NSWSC 1164 FILE NUMBER(S) : SC 10479/00 HEARING DATE(S) : 05/12/00 JUDGMENT DATE : 12 December 2000

PARTIES : Charles William Barber Law Society of New South Wales JUDGMENT OF : Bell J at 1

COUNSEL : Mr D Higgs SC/Ms K Rees - Plaintiff Mr Epstein SC/Mr Skinner - Defendant SOLICITORS : Dianne Burn & Yvonne Swift - Plaintiff A S Brown - Defendant CATCHWORDS : Claim against Fidelity Fund - privative clause - whether s 90D Legal Profession Act precludes judicial review of Law Society's determination of question of solicitor's dishonesty. Legal Profession Act 1987 Supreme Court Act 1970 (NSW) LEGISLATION CITED : Prisons Act 1952 Limitation Act 1969 Evidence Act 1995 Vassiliadis v Law Society of New South Wales (1997) 41 NSWLR 303 at 387A-C Associated Provincial Picture Houses Ltd v Wednesbury Corportion [1948] 1 KB 223 The King v Hickman; Ex parte Fox and Clinto (1945) 70 CLR 598 Darling Casino Ltd v New South Wales Casino Control Authority (1997) 191 CLR 602 Bropho v Western Australia (1990) 171 CLR 1 Public Service Association (SA) v Federated Clerks' Union (1991) 173 CLR 132 Stego Pty Ltd v Law Society of New South Wales (1994) 35 NSWLR 466 CASES CITED : Vishnevski & Anor v The Council of the Law Society of New South Wales (unreported) NSWSC 20.02.98 Whitfield & Anor v The Law Society of New South Wales (unreported) NSWSC 04.12.98 Vanmeld Pty Ltd v Fairfield City Council (1999) 46 NSWLR 78 O'Toole v Charles David Pty Ltd [No 1] (1991) 171 CLR 232 Talarico v Law Society of New South Wales (unreported) NSWSC 22.04.98 Laurent v The Law Society of New South Wales [2000] NSWSC 1103 Vezitis v McGeechan [1974] 1 NSWLR 718 Water Administration Corporation v Puntoriero (unreported) NSWCA 21/11/97 Board of Fire Commissioners (NSW) v Ardouin (1961) 109 CLR 105 DECISION : Held jurisdiction to grant the plaintiff relief sought in the further amended summons.