Levick v Law Society of New South Wales [2002] NSWSC 481

New South Wales Supreme Court

CITATION : Levick v Law Society of New South Wales [2002] NSWSC 481 FILE NUMBER(S) : SC 13250/00 HEARING DATE(S) : 3/12/01; 4/12/01 JUDGMENT DATE : 30 May 2002

PARTIES : Wayne Ronald Levick v The Law Society of New South Wales JUDGMENT OF : O'Keefe J

COUNSEL : Plaintiff in person Mr N Beaumont - 1D SOLICITORS : Plaintiff in person Raymond John Collins - Law Society of New South Wales - 1D CATCHWORDS : Legal practitioner - Solicitor - Practicing Certificate - Cancellation of Practicing Certificate - Roles of Court and Law Society - Validity of Legal Profession Act 1987 - Validity of Royal Assent by Governor - Validity of s 9A of Constitution Act 1902 (NSW) - Royal Prerogatives in New South Wales - Sign Manual Legal Profession Act 1987 Judiciary Act 1903 LEGISLATION CITED : Australia Act, 1986 (C'wth) Constitution Act 1902 (NSW) s.9A Australia (Request and Consent) Act 1985 (Cth) Bill of Rights Act 1688 Builders Licensing Board v Sperway Construction (Syd) Pty Ltd (1976) 135 CLR 616 Dennis v The Law Society of NSW (Court of Appeal (NSW) 17 December 1979 Romero v Council of the Law Society of New South Wales, Ssupreme Court (NSW) 31 January 1996 CASES CITED : A Solicitor v Law Society of New South Wales, 25 January 2000 Matchett v Deputy Commissioner of Taxation and Lattimore v Deputy Commissioner of Taxation (2000) 158 FLR 171 Dooney v Henry ( ) 74 ALJR 1289 Mcleod v Attorney General for NSW (1891) AC 455 DECISION : 1. Amendment to summons sought on 4 December 2001 refused; 2. Summons dismissed; 3. The plaintiff is to pay the defendant's costs of the Summons.