NSW Caselaw
New South Wales Court of Appeal
CITATION: Brooks v Prothonatory of the Supreme Court of New South Wales [2008] NSWCA 31 This decision has been amended. Please see the end of the judgment for a list of the amendments.
HEARING DATE(S): 10 March 2008
JUDGMENT DATE: 14 March 2008
JUDGMENT OF: Bell JA at 1
DECISION: 1. These proceedings be stayed pending the outcome of the investigation by the Law Society of New South Wales into the conduct of Mr David George Brooks and any proceedings arising as a consequence of that investigation 2. The plaintiff/first respondent pay the applicant's costs of the motion
LEGISLATION CITED: Legal Profession Act 2004 (NSW) Legal Profession Act 1987
Council of the Law Society of New South Wales v Oudomvilay, Court of Appeal, (unreported) 4 April 2005 Home Office v Harman [1983] 1 AC 280 James v Hill [2004] NSWCA 301 Hill v James [2004] NSWSC 55 CASES CITED: New South Wales Bar Association v Cummins [2001] NSWCA 284; 52 NSWLR 279 New South Wales Bar Association v Stevens [2003] NSWCA 261 Re Leaver and the Legal Practitioners Act (1966) 83 WN (Pt 1) (NSW) 278 Smyrnis v Legal Practitioners Admissions Board [2003] NSWCA 64 Walsh v Law Society of New South Wales [1999] HCA 33; 198 CLR 73
Law Society of New South Wales (Applicant) PARTIES: David George Brooks (1st Respondent) Prothonatory of the Supreme Court of New South Wales (2nd Respondent)
FILE NUMBER(S): CA 40915/07
N J Beaumont / T Maltz (Applicant) COUNSEL: D G Brooks (1st Respondent) G J De Courcey (2nd Respondent)
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