Kazas-Rogaris v Council of the Law Society of New South Wales [2014] NSWCATOD 115

Civil and Administrative Tribunal New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: Kazas-Rogaris v Council of the Law Society of New South Wales [2014] NSWCATOD 115 Hearing dates: 7 July 2014 Decision date: 15 October 2014 Jurisdiction: Occupational Division Before: M Chesterman, Principal Member M Riordan, Senior Member E Hayes, General Member Decision: 1. The decision of the Respondent, made on 21 March 2013, to reprimand the Applicant is set aside. 2. Any application for costs by the Applicant must be filed and served, with supporting submissions, within 21 days. The Respondent is to file and serve its submissions within a further 21 days. The question of costs will then be decided 'on the papers', pursuant to section 76 of the Administrative Decisions Tribunal Act 1997, unless we consider that a hearing is required. Catchwords: Reprimand of solicitor under section 540 of Legal Profession Act 2004 - application for review - alleged breaches of section 261 of this Act and of section 41 of the Legal Aid Commission Act 1979. Legislation Cited: Administrative Decisions Tribunal Act 1997 Civil and Administrative Tribunal Act 2013 Cases Cited: Donaghy v The Council of the Law Society of New South Wales [2013] NSWCA 154 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Anne Kazas-Rogaris (Applicant) Council of the Law Society of New South Wales (Respondent) Representation: G Stanton (Applicant) S Barnes (Respondent) A-M Foord (Respondent) File Number(s): 132006

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