Finocchiaro v Law Society of NSW & Anor [2002] NSWSC 112

New South Wales Supreme Court

CITATION : Finocchiaro v Law Society of NSW & Anor [2002] NSWSC 112 FILE NUMBER(S) : SC 11948/95 HEARING DATE(S) : 16-17/8/2001 JUDGMENT DATE : 28 February 2002

Anthony Finocchiaro PARTIES : Law Society of New South Wales Joseph Aliperti JUDGMENT OF : Dowd J at 1

COUNSEL : Mr CM Simpson- Plaintiff Mr S Habib- First Defendant SOLICITORS : Mr B Nesci- Plaintiff Mr AS Brown- First Defendant CATCHWORDS : Judicial Review - Law Society Fidelity Fund claim - Wednesbury unreasonableness - Natural justice LEGISLATION CITED : Crimes Act 1900 Legal Profession Act 1987 Azzopardi v The Tasman UEB (1985) 4 NSWLR 139. Barber v Law Society of New South Wales [2000] NSWSC 1164. Board of Fire Commissioners (NSW) v Ardouin (1961) 109 CLR 105. Bruce v Cole (1989) 45 NSWLR 163. Chan v Minister for Immigration and Ethnic Affairs (1989) 169 CLR 379. Kioa v West (1985) 159 CLR 550. Laurent v Law Society of New South Wales [2000] NSWSC 1103. Minister for Aboriginal Affairs v Peko-Wallsend Ltd (1986) 162 CLR 24. CASES CITED : Minister for Immigration v Eshetu (1999) 197 CLR 611. Re Minister for Immigration & Multicultural Affairs; Ex Parte Cohen (2001) 177 ALR 473 . Sean Investments Pty Limited v MacKeller (1981) ALR 363. Stego Pty Ltd v Law Society of NSW (1994) 36 NSWLR 466. The King v Hickman; Ex Parte Fox and Clinton (1945) 70 CLR 598. Vassiliadis v Law Society of New South Wales (1997) 41 NSWLR 383. Water Administration Corporation v Puntoriero (Unreported, NSWCA, 21 November 1997, Mason P, Meagher JA and Stein JA). Waterford v Commonwealth (1987) 163 CLR 54. Whitfield & Anor v Law Society of New South Wales (Unreported, NSWSC, 4 December 1998, Greg James J). DECISION : 1. Determination invalid; 2. Determination set aside; and 3. Sent back to Law Society to determine in accordance with law.