BRJ v Council of the NSW Bar Association (No 2) [2016] NSWSC 228

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: BRJ v Council of the NSW Bar Association (No 2) [2016] NSWSC 228 Hearing dates: On the papers Decision date: 11 March 2016 Jurisdiction: Common Law Before: Adamson J Decision: (1) Order the plaintiff to pay the Bar Council's costs of the proceedings in this Court.

(2) Make no order disturbing the order made on 11 December 2015 by the Civil and Administrative Tribunal that the respondent (plaintiff) pay the applicant's (Bar Council's) costs of the proceedings as agreed or assessed. Catchwords: COSTS – appeal from NSW Civil and Administrative Tribunal dismissed – no error in costs order in the Tribunal – costs order made against plaintiff Legislation Cited: Civil and Administrative Tribunal Act 2013 (NSW), s 5(1)(a), Sch 1, cl 7(3), Sch 5, cl 29(6) Legal Profession Act 2004 (NSW), s 566 New South Wales Barristers' Rules, rr 82-93 Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 (NSW), r 42.1 Cases Cited: BRJ v Council of the New South Wales Bar Association [2016] NSWSC 146 Council of the New South Wales Bar Association v BRJ (No. 2) [2015] NSWCATOD 140 Council of the Law Society of New South Wales v Kay [2009] NSWADT 139 Haddad v Chief Commissioner of State Revenue [2014] NSWCA 23 Legal Practitioners Conduct Board v Ardalich [2005] SASC 478 Robinson v The Law Society of New South Wales (Supreme Court of New South Wales, Court of Appeal, unreported, 17 June 1977) Wentworth v New South Wales Bar Association (1992) 176 CLR 239 Texts Cited: Lockhart J, "The Doctrine of Precedent- Today and Tomorrow" (1987) 3 Aust Bar Review 1 Category: Costs Parties: BRJ (Plaintiff) Council of the NSW Bar Association (1st Defendant) New South Wales Civil and Administrative Tribunal (2nd Defendant) Representation: Counsel: Plaintiff in person K Williams (1st Defendant)