In the matter of The New South Wales Bar Association [2014] NSWSC 1695

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: In the matter of The New South Wales Bar Association [2014] NSWSC 1695 Hearing dates: Friday, 26 September 2014 Decision date: 01 December 2014 Jurisdiction: Equity Division - Corporations List Before: Brereton J Decision: Proceedings dismissed, with costs Catchwords: PROFESSIONS AND TRADES - lawyers - other matters - barristers - senior counsel - application for appointment ASSOCIATIONS AND CLUBS - jurisdiction of the courts - interference in internal management - bases for intervention - contract - restraint of trade - oppression CORPORATIONS - membership, rights and remedies - members' remedies and internal disputes - oppression - whether deadline of general application oppressive to member who fails to meet it - whether decision not to extend time oppressive TRADE AND COMMERCE - other regulation of trade or commerce - restraints of trade - whether protocol of association for selection and appointment of senior counsel a restraint of trade - whether deadline for applications a restraint of trade Legislation Cited: (CTH) Corporations Act 2001, s 232, s 233, s 1322(4)(d) (NSW) Legal Profession Act 2004, s 81(2) (NSW) Restraints of Trade Act 1976, s 4(1) Cases Cited: Australian Capital Territory v Munday (2000) 99 FCR 72 Andrews v ANZ Banking Group Limited (2012) 247 CLR 205 Buckley v Tutty (1971) 125 CLR 353 Cain v Air Cargo Inc 599 F 2d 316 (9th Cir 1979) Cameron v Hogan (1934) 51 CLR 358 Conservatorship of Wendland 78 Cal App 4th 517 (2000) Criminal Courts Bar Assn v State Bar 22 Cal App 3d 681 (1972) D'Souza v Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists [2005] VSC 161; 12 VR 42 Dougherty v Haag 165 Cal App 4th 315 (2008) Esso Petroleum Co Ltd v Harper's Garage (Stourport) Ltd [1968] AC 269 Ezekial v Winkley 572 P 2d 32 (1977) Golden Day Schools Inc v State Dept of Education 83 Cal App 4th 695 (2000) Hawick v Flegg (1958) 75 WN(NSW) 255 Heath v Redbud Hospital Dist 620 F 2d 207 (9th Cir 1980) Howard F Hudson Pty Ltd v Ronayne (1972) 126 CLR 449 Hughes v Western Australia Cricket Association (Inc) (1986) 19 FCR 10 Re Affinity Health Ltd [2006] NSWSC 579; (2006) 58 ACSR 461 Re Ingleburn Horse and Pony Club Ltd and the Companies Act [1973] 1 NSWLR 641 John J Starr (RE) Pty Ltd v Robert R Andrew (Australiasia) Pty Ltd (1991) 6 ACSR 63 Kim v Southern Sierra Council Boy Scouts of America 117 Cal App 4th 743 (2004) King v Regents of University of California 138 Cal App 3d 812 (1982) Levitch v Australian Dental Association (NSW Branch) (Supreme Court (NSW), Cohen J, 21 December 1984, unrep) Marin County Board of Realtors, Inc v Palsson 549 P 2d 833 (1976) Mitchel v Reynolds (1711) 1 P Wms 181; [1558-1774] All ER Rep 26 Nordenfelt v Maxim Nordenfelt Guns and Ammunition Company [1894] AC 535 Palm Medical Group Inc v State Comp. Insurance Fund 161 Cal App 4th 206 (2008) Parker v American Numismatic Ass'n 2007 Wash App LEXIS 927 (2007) Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain v Dickson [1970] AC 403 Pinsker v Pacific Coast Society of Orthodontists 460 P 2d 495 (1969) Pinsker v Pacific Coast Society of Orthodontists 526 P 2d 253 (1974) Peters (WA) Ltd v Petersville Ltd (2001) 205 CLR 126 Petrofina (Great Britain) Ltd v Martin [1966] Ch 146 Potvin v Metropolitan Life Insurance 997 P 2d 1153 (2000) Rose v Boxing NSW Inc [2007] NSWSC 20 Wambo Coal Pty Ltd v Sumiseki Materials Co Ltd [2014] NSWCA 326 Yari v Producers Guild of America, Inc 161 Cal App 4th 172 (2008) Texts Cited: JD Heydon, The Restraint of Trade Doctrine, (2nd ed 1999, Butterworths) Category: Principal judgment Parties: David Andrew Smallbone (plaintiff) The New South Wales Bar Association (first defendant) Jane Needham (second defendant) Representation: Counsel: M B Oakes SC (plaintiff) I M Jackman SC w D A C Potts (defendants) Solicitors: Hardings Lawyers (plaintiff) Hicksons (defendants) File Number(s): 2014/272756